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    correlational coefficient of the variable if it is ordinal, then I could use Spearman rank rho coefficient and if it is interval or ratio level I could use the Pearson product coefficient of correlation. In the end I can check if the correlation is statistically significant by using the t test for significant correlation coefficient. c. I can use here t-test for dependent samples (because of the phrase “before and after”), since the same group of sample will measured twice, before a treatment, and after

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    societal group or another, it would be beneficial to examine why stereotypes form, and why some are more common than others. The purpose of this study is to identify circumstances in which an illusory correlation will be formed and how that may lead to the formation of stereotypes. An illusory correlation is the existence of a relationship, when no relationship actually exists. In a study conducted by Ford and Tonander (1998), it was hypothesized that when one’s social identity was threatened by a group

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    The testing of relationships between two variables is involved in correlation as a measure of association. There is a main point for the test which is, based on the strengths of the association and the direction as well. According to my readings from Leedy and Ormond, (2010) a correlation can exist when a variable increases and another variable decreases or increases in a sort of known way. The test using correlation as a measure of association summary, can help be determined by the similarities

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    Correlation 1. Explain what this correlation means in terms of direction and strength. The correlation coefficient of +0.34 indicates that the two variables are positively correlated with each other that is, increase in the symptoms of depression would likely lead to increase in alcohol consumption. However, the magnitude of the correlation indicates a weak correlation between depression and alcohol consumption in the sample of college students as the value of 0.34 is closer to a ‘zero’ correlation

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    Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient Review Spearman's rank correlation coefficient is a mathematic and statistics tool used to measure correlation or in other words, there is a number that reveals how closely related, two sets of different data can be associated and how closely related they are. This can only be used with information that can be put in rank order from highest to lowest. The Spearman's rank correlation coefficient is also used to determine whether the two variables are associated

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    Correlation as a measure of association summary BSHS/435 January 24 2016 Correlation as a measure of association summary Introduction In this essay I will describe correlation is a measure of association as well as describe different methods of establishing a correlation between variables. In this essay I will also explain advantages and disadvantages of each method, were each must be applied, and provide particular circumstances and examples in which a researcher may want to

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    3.3.2.2 Correlation Analysis The next step was to perform a correlation analysis, among the selected 25 numerical variables (selected from PROC VARCLUS) and the 29 categorical variables. This technique is not a variable selection technique, but rather a variable elimination method (Aggarwal, 2011) which gives the correlation between variables. And by using the correlations, highly correlated variables can be removed from the analysis. By the correlation analysis performed, a heat map was generated

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    Figure 16. Negative correlation between GISS temperature data and the standardized Tlingit Point composite ring width with year on year differences from 1881-1950 for the month of April. Figure 17. Negative correlation between GISS temperature data and the Tlingit Point composite ring width with year on year differences from 1881-1950 for September-November. Figure 18. Strong positive correlation between GISS temperature data and the Tlingit Point composite ring width with year on year differences

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    (Furnham et al., 2008). Therefore, I hypothesize that we should see a significant positive correlation between openness and the accuracy of an individual’s answers. Accuracy is the ability to discriminate between existing and fake items, which indicates knowledge (Paulhus et al., 2003). This relationship has been reported in previous research. The null hypothesis is that there is no significant positive correlation between the two variables. 2) Is honesty/humility related to claiming familiarity with

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    Pearson product moment correlation is the most frequently utilized measure of relationships (Salkind, 2012). The symbol for this relationship is the letter r which represents the variables being correlated. Furthermore, the symbol rxy characterizes a correlation between two variables,X and Y. When computing a correlation, one requires a pair of scores, for example, reading scores and math scores for each group the researcher is working with. In the case of computing the correlation between the hours

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