The percentage change in the dependent variable that is explained by the change in the independent variable is measured by the
A)intercept.
B)slope.
C)coefficient of determination.
D)correlation coefficient.

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The coefficient of determination, or R-squared, measures the percentage of the variation in the dependent variable that is explained by the variation in the independent variable. The intercept and slope are components of the linear regression equation, but do not directly measure the percentage of explained variation. The correlation coefficient measures the strength and direction of the linear relationship between the variables, but does not directly measure the percentage of explained variation.

The Percentage Change in the Dependent Variable That Is Explained