A correlation of -0.6 indicates that _______ of the variation in Y is explained by X.
A) 6%
B) 12%
C) 36%
D) 60%

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The coefficient of determination, which explains the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable, is the square of the correlation coefficient. Thus, (-0.6)^2 = 0.36 or 36%.

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