R²

Coefficient of DeterminationClinical

Proportion of variance in an outcome statistically explained by a predictor or model.

R² (or r² for a single predictor) quantifies how much of the variability in the outcome is accounted for by the model, ranging from 0 to 1. A correlation of r = -0.61 corresponds to r² ≈ 0.37, meaning roughly a third of outcome variance is explained and most remains unaccounted for.

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