Correlations

Question 1

Correlation

Answer 1

Measurement of the relationship/association between two continuous variables.
• Represented on a scattergram

Question 2

Correlation coefficient

Answer 2

Strength and direction of the relationship

Question 3

:) Correlations

Answer 3

• Can establish an unexpected relationship between the variables
• Very little manipulation of variables

Question 4

** :( Correlations **

Answer 4

• Doesn’t establish a cause and effect relationship
-> difficult to determine the possibility of a third variable
• Lack of validity due to operalisation of variables