Suppose a researcher found a multiple correlation of .40 (R = .40) between candy intake, age, income on the one hand and dental caries on the other. The amount of variability that could be accounted for in dental caries by candy intake, age, and income is which of the following?

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The amount of variability in the dependent variable (dental caries) that can be accounted for by the independent variables (candy intake, age, income) in a multiple correlation is found by squaring the multiple correlation coefficient (R). Thus, R^2 = .40^2 = .16 or 16%.

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