The statistical procedure used to make predictions about people's poetic ability based on their scores on a general writing ability test and their scores on a creativity test is
A)ridge regression.
B)multiple regression.
C)bivariate regression.
D)proportion of variance accounted for.

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Multiple regression is the appropriate statistical procedure in this scenario, as it allows for the examination of the relationship between multiple predictor variables (in this case, scores on a writing ability test and a creativity test) and a single outcome variable (poetic ability). Ridge regression may be appropriate if there is multicollinearity among the predictor variables, but this is not specified in the question. Bivariate regression only examines the relationship between two variables, whereas this question involves three variables. Proportion of variance accounted for is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two variables, but does not involve multiple predictors as in this question.

The Statistical Procedure Used to Make Predictions About People's Poetic