key words!!!!! Flashcards

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correlation

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measures the relationship between 2 continuous (or numerical) variables of interest- if something happens to X what happens to Y

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Pearson’s R

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A statistic that quantifies the linear correlation between two variables ranging from -1 to 1

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Coefficient of determination

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Tells us the proportion of variance in one variable that can be accounted for by the other variable

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4
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Spearmans Rho

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a non-parametric test correlation coefficient used for when data is not normally distributed

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5
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intercorrelation

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Association between more than 2 variables

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Bonferroni adjustment

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conducting many correlations at once increases the chance of Type 1 error. Adjusts the significance level by dividing normal significance value by number of tests performed.

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7
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Correlation matrix

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can show you multiple correlations between variables at once

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8
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y is response, x is…

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predictor

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9
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chi-squared

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non-parametric tests of inference for categorical data

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10
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cramer’s v

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measures effect size

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