In a simple linear regression model, if r2 is 0.75, then 75% of the variation in the dependent variable y can be explained by the regression line, on the independent variable x.

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This statement is true. R-squared (r2) measures the proportion of the total variation in the dependent variable that is explained by the independent variable(s) included in the regression model. An r2 value of 0.75 indicates that 75% of the variation in y can be explained by the regression line on x.

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