Exhibit 13-6: A researcher collects the following measures on a sample of college students: scores on the SAT and the ACT, scores on an English composition test, high school class rank, scores on a noncognitive measure, whether or not students successfully completed the first year of college (pass-fail), and their GPA.Choose the statistical procedures that the researcher should use to answer the following questions.
-Refer to Exhibit 13-6.What is the correlation between the combination of independent variables and GPA at the end of the freshman year as dependent variable?
A) Partial correlation
B) Factor analysis
C) Multiple regression
D) Discriminant analysis
E) Product-moment correlation

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Multiple regression is the appropriate statistical procedure to determine the correlation between the combination of independent variables (SAT, ACT, English composition test scores, high school class rank, and scores on a noncognitive measure) and the dependent variable (GPA at the end of the freshman year).

Exhibit 13-6: a Researcher Collects the Following Measures on a Sample