Researchers compute the coefficient of determination to:

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


Answer: D

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