A sociologist has gathered crime statistics relating socioeconomic status (SES) and annual salary of parents on the criminality in their offspring. The correlation between SES and criminality is .64. The correlation between salary and criminality is .43. The correlation between SES and salary is .68. Determine the multiple correlation for these data. If salary is held constant what is the effect of SES on criminality?
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Correct Answer:
MR = .64. Partial correlation = .525
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