Correlations

Question 1

What are the two types of Correlations?

Answer 1

• Positive (two variables rise or fall together)
• Zero correlation is when there is no relationship between the variables

Question 2

What are the strengths of Correlations?

Answer 2

• A useful preliminary tool for research, asses strength and direction of a relationship, they provide a precise and quantifiable measure of how 2 variables are related. Suggest ideas for possible reasearch?
• used as a starting point to access possible patterns before committing to a study.
• Quick and economical as no controlled environment/manipulation of variables needed. Secondary data can be used, less time-consuming

Question 3

What are the limitations of Correlations?

Answer 3

• Only tells us how variables relate and not why, cannot demostrate cause and effect or establish the direction of effect.
• Potential untested variable causing relationship (intervening variable)
• Can be misused/misinterpreted, Relationships can sometimes be presented as causal when they aren’t especially be media

Question 4

What is the difference between correlations and experiments?

Answer 4

• No IV DV in correlations (just co-variables)
• Cause-and-effect relationships cannot be established

Question 5

What are Correlations?

Answer 5

• Plotted on a scattergram and tells us strength and direction of a relationship between 2+ co-variables