When standard scores are used to calculate the regression equation,the intercept will always equal _____ and the slope will always equal _____.
A)1.0;the correlation coefficient
B)0;the correlation coefficient
C)1.0;0
D)0;1.0

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When standard scores (z-scores) are used, the regression equation's intercept is 0 because the mean of z-scores is 0. The slope equals the correlation coefficient because it represents the standardized relationship between the variables.

When Standard Scores Are Used to Calculate the Regression Equation,the