X
1
X_1
with two predictors (the two subtests
X
2
X_2
and
X
3
X_3
). Use the formula for
R
1.23
2
R_{1.23}^2
(two predictors):
R
1.23
2
=
r
12
2
+
r
13
2
−
2
r
12
r
13
r
23
1
−
r
23
2
R_{1.23}^2=\frac{r_{12}^2 + r_{13}^2 - 2r_{12}r_{13}r_{23}}{1-r_{23}^2}
Where:
• r
12
r_{12}
= correlation between X
1
X_1
(total) and X
2
X_2
(subtest1) = 0.72
• r
13
r_{13}
= correlation between X
1
X_1
and X
3
X_3
(subtest2) = 0.36
• r
23
r_{23}
= correlation between the two subtests = 0.54
Step-by-step:
1. Compute squares and product term
r
12
2
=
0.72
2
=
0.5184
r_{12}^2 = 0.72^2 = 0.5184
r
13
2
=
0.36
2
=
0.1296
r_{13}^2 = 0.36^2 = 0.1296
2
r
12
r
13
r
23
=
2
(
0.72
)
(
0.36
)
(
0.54
)
=
0.279936
2r_{12}r_{13}r_{23} = 2(0.72)(0.36)(0.54) = 0.279936
2. Numerator:
0.5184
+
0.1296
−
0.279936
=
0.368064
0.5184 + 0.1296 - 0.279936 = 0.368064
3. Denominator:
1
−
r
23
2
=
1
−
0.54
2
=
1
−
0.2916
=
0.7084
1 - r_{23}^2 = 1 - 0.54^2 = 1 - 0.2916 = 0.7084
4. R
2
R^2
:
R
1.23
2
=
0.368064
/
0.7084
≈
0.5196
R_{1.23}^2 = 0.368064 / 0.7084 \approx 0.5196
5. Multiple correlation R
1.23
R_{1.23}
:
R
1.23
=
0.5196
≈
0.721
R_{1.23} = \sqrt{0.5196} \approx 0.721
Final answer:
R
1.23
≈
0.72
\boxed{R_{1.23} \approx 0.72}
.
Interpretation: Together the two subtests predict the total test score fairly well — the combined
predictors correlate about 0.72 with the total score.