A confidential and voluntary survey conducted in STA 3024 in the Spring of 1999

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A confidential and voluntary survey conducted in STA 3024 in the Spring of 1999 asked the students questions about their sex life. A simple linear regression analysis was conducted to predict the number of lifetime sexual partners a student has had based on the number of sexual partners the student has had in the past year. The analysis yielded an R-squared of 27.8%. Interpret R-squared.

27.8% of the variability in the student's number of sexual partners in the past year is explained by the number of lifetime sexual partners the student has had.

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27.8% of the variability in the student's number of sexual partners in the past year is explained by the number of lifetime sexual partners the student has had.

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