A Study Was Conducted on 40 Different Brands of Golf

Multiple Choice

A study was conducted on 40 different brands of golf balls with respect to the distance the ball traveled after being struck with standardized test 7-iron.The response variable DIST is the measurement of the carry distance of the shot in yards.The explanatory variables are SMASH,the ratio of the ball speed/club speed at impact;SPIN,the initial spin rate of the ball in RPMs;and HEIGHT,the peak height of the ball in flight measured in feet. The following is a table showing some computer output (missing results are shown by _**) for a least-squares fit of a multiple regression model using these variables. What is the value of the squared multiple correlation ?

A) 0.036
B) 0.960
C) 0.163
D) 0.964
E) 0.404