Correlation

Question 1

what is a correlation study investigating

Answer 1

relationships between covariables

Question 2

what’s a positive correlation

Answer 2

as one covariable increases, the other increases

Question 3

what’s a negative correlation

Answer 3

as one covariable increases, the other decreases

Question 4

what’s no correlation

Answer 4

covariables don’t appear to be relation

Question 5

what’s a research question

Answer 5

broad question about a concept being investigated

Question 6

what are research aims

Answer 6

identifying a specific concept within the research question
“to investigate whether…”

Question 7

how do you operationalise variables

Answer 7

all covariables must be expressed as numbers

Question 8

can you have hypotheses in correlations

Answer 8

yes

Question 9

give an example of a 2 tailed correlational hypothesis

Answer 9

there will be a significant correlation between covariables x and y

Question 10

give an example of a one tailed correlational hypothesis

Answer 10

there will be a significant positive correlation between covariables x and y

Question 11

what’s primary data

Answer 11

data gathered directly from participants by researcher

Question 12

what’s secondary data

Answer 12

data already gathered by someone other than the researcher

Question 13

what type of graph do you use for corrections

Answer 13

scatter graph

Question 14

what are correlation coefficients between

Answer 14

-1 and 1

Question 15

what’s the correlation if the coefficient is +1

Answer 15

perfect positive correlation

Question 16

advantages of correlational studies

Answer 16

-can tell us something new (if variables are related)
-useful when either practical or ethical reasons mean that variables cannot be manipulated
-good starting point for research

Question 17

disadvantages of correlational studies

Answer 17

-don’t tell us cause and effect
-inferential statistic tests wont always pick up a relationship
-don’t collect any qualitative data