what is a correlation??
method to investigate the RELATIONSHIP between 2 variables
positive correlation
as 1 variable increases, the other variables also increases
negative correlation
as 1 variable increases, the other variable decreases
no correlation
no correlation between 2 variables
what is a correlation co - efficient
number between -1 and +1 that determines the strength of the correlation between the 2 variables
disadvantage of correlation
impossible to infer cause and effect. can’t assume that one variable caused another one’s value.