Correlations

Question 1

What does a correlation show?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What’a a positive correlation?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

What’s a negative correlation?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

What’s a zero correlation?

Answer 4

There is no relationship between the co-variables

Question 5

IMPORTANT

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Strong correlation?

Answer 6

If all the points are close to the line

Question 7

Weak correlation?

Answer 7

Points are spread far apart and away from the line

Question 8

What’s correlation coefficient?

Answer 8

-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

Question 9

Anything above -0.5/+0.5 is?

Answer 9

Strong correlation

Question 10

Anything below -0.5/+0.5 is?

Answer 10

Weak correlation

Question 11

A strength of correlation analysis AO3

Answer 11

-no manipulation of variables appropriate to use when studying sensitive issues that may raise ethical issue or when it would inappropriate to manipulate a situation
-whereas in an experiment it would be impractical and unethical to investigate a cause and effect

Question 12

Limitation for correlation analysis AO3

Answer 12

-difficult to establish cause nd effect between 2 variables as only relationship is found between 2 variables
-therefore other ev could have been responsible for relationship found
-lowers the interval validity