A social psychologist is interested in whether education level is related the number of desired children.She obtains an r value of -.24 with 62 subjects.If the sum of squares for Y is 634,what is the estimated standard error of estimate?
A)3.16
B)3.34
C)9.96
D)11.18

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The standard error of estimate is calculated using the formula: SE = sqrt((1 - r^2) * (SSY / (n - 2))). Plugging in the values: SE = sqrt((1 - (-0.24)^2) * (634 / (62 - 2))) = 3.16.

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