The coefficient of determination
A) cannot be negative.
B) is the square root of the coefficient of correlation.
C) is the same as the coefficient of correlation.
D) can be negative or positive.

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The coefficient of determination, often denoted as R^2, represents the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s). It is a measure of the goodness of fit of a model and ranges from 0 to 1, meaning it cannot be negative.

The Coefficient of Determination