Researchers compute the coefficient of determination to:
A) assess the linear characteristic of the correlation.
B) determine the amount of shared variance for a significant r value.
C) determine the amount of shared variance for an non-significant r value.
D) assess the amount of error in a statistical test.
E) determine if the correlation is positive or negative.

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The coefficient of determination, often denoted as R^2, measures the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s). It essentially tells us how much of the variance in our outcome can be explained by the model, which is what choice B is referring to.

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