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4.How much of the math grade can be explained by the PE grade? How much of the writing grade can be explained by the reading grade?Problem:How much of the math grade can be explained by the PE grade? How much of the writing grade can be explained by the reading grade?

Correlation Coefficient (R) between:

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Correlation Coefficient (R) between:

Absences and PE -0.452
Absences and Math -0.712
Absences and Writing -0.588
Absences and Reading -0.584
PE and Math 0.188
PE and Writing 0.205
PE and Reading 0.343
Math and Writing 0.912
Math and Reading 0.836
Writing and Reading 0.917

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The "explained" term is given by r^2, where r is the correlation coefficient. Therefore, ...

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