A bivariate table shows the association between gender and whether or not a person ever attends formal religious services. Lambda was .34. What may be concluded?
a. Women are more likely to attend church.
b. Men are more likely to attend church.
c. Knowing a person's gender improves our ability to predict whether or not they attend religious services by 34%.
d. Knowing whether a person attends religious services improves our ability to predict their gender by 34%.
ANSWER: c
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