Coefficient of determination (r squared): The proportion of variation in the response variable that is explained by the linear relationship with the explanatory variable.
How to apply it: r squared = 0.85 means 85% of the variation in y is explained by the linear model with x.
Course: AP Statistics · Unit: Exploring Two-Variable Data
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