Answer
$r^{2}$ = .61 = 61% indicates that 61% of the variation in the number of fires per decade has been explained by the straight line relationship
P < .01 indicates that an increase this extreme occurs by random chance in less than 1% of the cases.
Work Step by Step
$r^{2}$ = .61 = 61% indicates that 61% of the variation in the number of fires per decade has been explained by the straight line relationship
P < .01 indicates that an increase this extreme occurs by random chance in less than 1% of the cases.