Correlations

Question 0

What is a negative correlation?

Answer 0

It’s a relationship between two variables where an increase in one means the decrease of another

Question 1

What is a positive correlation?

Answer 1

It’s a correlation between two variables such than an increase in one accompanies an increase in the other

Question 2

What is it when there is no correlation?

Answer 2

When the relationships don’t increase or decrease based on the others movements

Question 3

What are the strengths and weaknesses of correlational techniques?

Answer 3

✅A correlational study can be conduced on variables that can be measured but not manipulated
✅A correlation can demonstrate the presence or observe of a relationship so is useful for indicating areas of subsequent experimental research
⛔️a single correlational analysis cannot indicate whether a relationship is casual, so if a relationship is found it can be due to one of the measured variables or an unknown one
⛔️correlational analysis can only be used with variables that can be measured