For a correlation of .5, the proportion of variance of one variable that is shared with the other variable is:
A)25%
B)50%
C)55%
D)60%

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The proportion of variance shared between two variables in a correlation is found by squaring the correlation coefficient. Therefore, for a correlation of .5, squaring it (.5 * .5) equals .25 or 25%.

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