You Have a Situation in Which Three Variables-X, Y, and Z-Are

Multiple Choice

You have a situation in which three variables-X, Y, and Z-are correlated with one another. The partial correlation of X with Y controlling for Z represents

A) what the relationship between X and Y would be if all the research participants had the same score on Z.
B) the difference between the correlation of X with Y and X with Z.
C) the average of the correlations of X with Y, X with Z, and Y with Z.
D) the amount of variance in Z accounted for by the combination of X and Y.