Correlations Flashcards

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What does a correlation show?

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A link between variables
Knows as co-variable1 and co-variable2
There is no IV and dv therefore no manipulation of variables by the researcher

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What’a a positive correlation?

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As one co-variable increases so does the other co variable

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What’s a negative correlation?

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As one co-variable increases the other co-variable decreases

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What’s a zero correlation?

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There is no relationship between the co-variables

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IMPORTANT

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One point on a scattergram represents 2 scores from one ppt so if u are asked how many pots count the points

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Strong correlation?

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If all the points are close to the line

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Weak correlation?

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Points are spread far apart and away from the line

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What’s correlation coefficient?

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-A results from a correlation statistical test wich tells us how strong/weak correlation is
-range from -1 to +1 the closer to 0 the weaker the correlation

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Anything above -0.5/+0.5 is?

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Strong correlation

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Anything below -0.5/+0.5 is?

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Weak correlation

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