The Slope Component of a Bivariate Regression Equation Represents

The slope component of a bivariate regression equation represents

A) the amount of change that occurs in the dependent variable associated with each unit change in the independent variable.
B) the joint reliability of two correlated variables.
C) the proportion of variance in a variable that can be accounted for by another variable.
D) the predicted score on the dependent variable when the score on the independent variable is zero.