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What is the relationship between Bids and GPAVC?

1) Positive
2) Negative
3) No relationship
4) Cannot be determined

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Final answer:

The relationship between Bids and GPAVC cannot be established based on the provided information. Understanding of correlations in variables is integral to determine how factors like class attendance and study hours affect GPA.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question appears to revolve around the understanding of the correlation between different variables and how they can affect the Grade Point Average (GPA). The correlation between Bids and GPAVC is indeterminable from the provided information. If we examine the given formula for calculating GPA, we see that it's a weighted sum of combined SAT score (0.25), class attendance (0.25), and hours spent studying (0.50). Improving GPA can be achieved by increasing class attendance and study hours since the SAT scores are fixed post-college entrance. The correlation between different numeric variables, like high school GPA and college freshman GPA, can sometimes be represented by a coefficient of determination as indicated by the passage mentioning 0.32 squared resulting in approximately 10% explained variation and 90% unexplained variation for college freshmen's GPA. We can deduce that a correlation exists, but it's quite weak in the context provided.

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