Week 9 : RMA Flashcards
What is a positive relationship
going up to the right
What is a negative relationship?
going down to the right
What is no relationship?
random scatters
What does a strong relationship look like?
points all tight to the line together
What does a weak relationship look like?
point scattered out but still kind of close to the line
What are the two correlation coefficients?
Pearson R and spearman Rs
What does linear mean?
the measuring correlate is okay
What does non-linear mean?
the measuring correlation does not make sense
What is Pearson R?
calculated from raw scores, highly affected by outliers and interval or ratio data points
What is Spearman’s Rs?
Calculated from ranking of raw scores, kind of affected by outliers and ordinal data
What are density curves?
useful when dealing with loads of participants and a normal distributions
What is a positively skewed DC?
Leaning towards the left side of a graph towards 0
What is a negatively swelled DC?
Leaning towards the right