If the correlation between two variables is .876, how much of the variance has been accounted for?
A)24.6%
B)49.6%
C)59.1%
D)76.7%

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The correlation coefficient squared (r^2) represents the proportion of variance accounted for. Therefore, in this case, 0.876^2 = 0.768, which means 76.8% of the variance has been accounted for. The closest option is D, which is the correct answer.

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