FOR T HE QUA NTIT ATIVE CH ARAC TERIS TIC OF THE CL OSENE SS OF THE LIN EAR CORR ELATI ON CO NNEC TION BE TWEEN TWO V ALUES X AND Y IN THE GENE RAL POPULAT ION O F THE IR PAIR S THE DEFINIT ION OF T HE SA MPLE CO EFFI CIEN T OF THE L INEAR __ IS GIVEN Select one: sample regression correlation closeness connection

The correct answer is: regression.<br /><br />The sample coefficient of the linear regression is a statistical measure that quantifies the strength and direction of the linear relationship between two variables, X and Y, in a sample. It represents the slope of the best-fit line that minimizes the sum of the squared differences between the observed values and the predicted values.