correlations

Question 1

What are co variables?

Answer 1

-Two variables that could be related

Question 2

What is zero correlation?

Answer 2

There is no relationship between the co variables

Question 3

What is a positive correlation?

Answer 3

One co variable increases as the other increases

Question 4

What is a negative correlation?

Answer 4

One co-variables increases as the other decreases, not always at the same rate

Question 5

What is a correlation?

Answer 5

A way to test a relationship exists between two co variables, measure direction and strength of a relationship

Question 6

What is a correlation coefficient?

Answer 6

-correlation is expressed as a numerical value
+1-postive correlation
-negative correlation

Question 7

Strengths of correlation

Answer 7

-research naturally occurring variables
-research naturally occurring topics as no manipulation of variables is needed
-Allows researchers to identify a link between co-variables to be further researched

Question 8

Weakness of correlation

Answer 8

-No cause and effect. as a correlation does not identify which variable impacts which
-only looks t two variables