A bivariate correlation of .40 is larger than a multiple correlation of .40 because of the number of variables in the multiple correlation.

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A bivariate correlation of .40 and a multiple correlation of .40 indicate the same strength of relationship between two or more variables. The difference between them is that a multiple correlation involves more than two variables and takes into account the interrelationships among all the variables included in the analysis. Therefore, a multiple correlation of .40 represents a larger and more complex relationship between variables than a bivariate correlation of .40, which only considers the relationship between two variables.

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