Exhibit 13-6: A researcher collects the following measures on a sample of college students: scores on the SAT and the ACT, scores on an English composition test, high school class rank, scores on a noncognitive measure, whether or not students successfully completed the first year of college (pass-fail), and their GPA.Choose the statistical procedures that the researcher should use to answer the following questions.
-Refer to Exhibit 13-6.Is SAT or ACT the better single predictor of GPA?
A) Partial correlation
B) Factor analysis
C) Multiple regression
D) Discriminant analysis
E) Product-moment correlation

Question

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The product-moment correlation is used to determine the strength and direction of the linear relationship between two continuous variables, such as SAT or ACT scores and GPA.

Exhibit 13-6: a Researcher Collects the Following Measures on a Sample