Research Methods - Correlational Analysis

Question 1

correlations

Answer 1

(in psych) refers to the statistical technique used to find the rel between 2/+ variables

Question 2

DRAW a positive correlation

Answer 2

x
| x
| x
| x
| x
| x
_____________________

Question 3

DRAW a negative correlation

Answer 3

x
| x
| x
| x
| x
_____________________

Question 4

DRAW no correlation

Answer 4

x x x
| x x x
| x x
| x x x
| x x x
_____________________

Question 5

correlation co-efficient

Answer 5

the strength and direction of a correlation are quantified using this
it ranges from -1-+1
it is statistical measure like spearman’s rho (r)

Question 6

+r values

Answer 6

1.0 - perfect positive
0.8-0.99 - very strong positive
0.6-0.8 - strong positive
0.4-0.6 - moderate positive
0.2-0.4 - weak positive
0-0.2 - very weak positive

Question 7

-r values

Answer 7

-1.0 - perfect negative
-0.8–0.99 - very strong negative
-0.6–0.8 - strong negative
-0.4–0.6 - moderate negative
-0.2–0.4 - weak negative
0–0.2 - very weak negative

Question 8

what does +1 mean

Answer 8

perfect positive correlation, where an increase in 1 variable directly relates to an increase in another

Question 9

what does 0 mean

Answer 9

no correlation, no rel between variables

Question 10

what does -1 mean

Answer 10

perfect neg correlation, where an increase relates to a decrease in another variable