Correlational studies

What type of correlation is seen here?

• Significant positive correlation

• Positive correlation

• Negative correlation

• Significant negative correlation

• No correlation

What type of correlation is seen here?

• Significant positive.

• Positive

• Negative

• Significant negative

• No correlation

What type of correlation is seen here?

• Significant positive.

• Positive

• Negative

• Significant negative

• No correlation

What is a correlation?

• A systematic measurement of the link between two continuous variables.

• A dynamic association between flexible variables of study

• None of these

As people get older they become more beautiful. What is this an example of?

• Positive correlation

• Negative correlation

• Nor correlation

As people get older they become less attractive. What is this an example of?

• Positive correlation

• Negative correlation

• Nor correlation

A correlation is illustrated on?

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Which inferential statistics test can be used to measure the strength of the correlation. The correlation coefficient.

• Mann Whitney

• Wilcoxon

• Sign

• Spearman’s Rho

When calculating the correlation coefficient the coefficient is a number. It has a maximum of ___ and a minimum of _____.

• + 1 ; -1

• +10 ; -10

• +5 ; -5

• +8 ; -8

An advantage of using a correlation is:

• Identifies links between variables that can be further studied by other methods.

• Does not establish a cause and effect relationship.

• Illustrates a problem with self report methodology

• None of the these