Correlation

Question 1

What is a correlation

Answer 1

Looking at the relationship between two co-variables to see if there is a significant relationship
+always uses quantitive date so results are easy to analyse
- quantitive data lacks depth and we can’t establish cause and effect

Question 2

What is the correlation coefficient

Answer 2

A number telling us how closely the co-variables in a correlation analysis are related between -1 and +1
Close to -1 is a strong negative correlation
Close to +1 is a strong positive correlation