Statistics for The Behavioral Sciences (MindTap Course List)
Statistics for The Behavioral Sciences (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305504912
Author: Frederick J Gravetter, Larry B. Wallnau
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Correlation
Correlation defines a relationship between two independent variables. It tells the degree to which variables move in relation to each other. When two sets of data are related to each other, there is a correlation between them.
Linear Correlation
A correlation is used to determine the relationships between numerical and categorical variables. In other words, it is an indicator of how things are connected to one another. The correlation analysis is the study of how variables are related.
Regression Analysis
Regression analysis is a statistical method in which it estimates the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variable. In simple terms dependent variable is called as outcome variable and independent variable is called as p…
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Chapter 17, Problem 16P

16. Gender difference in dream content are wen docu- mented (see Winget & Kramer, 1979). Suppose a

researcher studies aggression content in the dreams of men and women. Each participant reports his or her most recent dream. Then each dream is judged by a pane1 of experts to have low, medium, or high aggression content. The observed frequencies are shown in the following matrix:

Gender

Female Male

Aggression Content

Low

Medium

High

Is there a relations.h1p between gender and the aggre-

ssion content of dreams? Test with a = .01 .

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Ch. 17 - l. Parametric tests (such as t or ANOVA) differ...Ch. 17 - The student population at the state college...Ch. 17 - 3.A developmental psychologist would like to deter...Ch. 17 - Data from the Motor Vehicle Department indicate...Ch. 17 - Research has demonstrated that people tend to be...Ch. 17 - Suppose that the researcher fromthe previous...Ch. 17 - A professor in the psychology department would...Ch. 17 - Automobile insurance is much more expensive for...Ch. 17 - The color red is often associated with anger and...Ch. 17 - Prob. 10P
Ch. 17 - Prob. 11PCh. 17 - 12. Many businesses use some type of customer...Ch. 17 - In a classic study, Loftus and Palmer (1974)...Ch. 17 - In a study investigating freshman weight gain, the...Ch. 17 - Research results suggest that IQ scores for boys...Ch. 17 - 16. Gender difference in dream content are wen...Ch. 17 - 17. In a study similar to one conducted by Fallon...Ch. 17 - 18. A recent study indicate that people tend to...Ch. 17 - 19. Research indicates that people who volunteer...Ch. 17 - Cialdini, Reno, andKallgre,n (11990) examined how...Ch. 17 - Although the phenomenon is not well understood, it...Ch. 17 - In the Preview for this chapter we presented a...Ch. 17 - Research has demonstrated strong gender...
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