correlations

Question 1

what is a correlation

Answer 1

the measurement of which pairs are related on 2 variables tend to change together

Question 2

what are co-variables

Answer 2

they measure directly from the researchers that is gathered from secondary sources

Question 3

what can correlations be plotted on

Answer 3

a scatter graph

Question 4

what kind of correlations can be shown

Answer 4

positive, negative,no correlation

Question 5

what is a coefficient

Answer 5

the strength and type of agreement between 2 variables

Question 6

what ios the stats tests called needed to work out the coefficient and determine the significance of the relationship

Answer 6

spearman’s Rho

Question 7

what is a curvilinear correlation

Answer 7

a predicatbale relationship (eg starts to increase to a point then decrease)

Question 8

2 strengths of correlations

Answer 8

-reliable
-they control for participant variables

Question 9

2 weaknesses of correlations

Answer 9

-cannot infer cause and effect
-there are problems with using secondary data