Exam 12: The Correlational Research Strategy

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The results from a correlational study show a positive relationship between aggressive behavior for 6-year-old children and the amount of violence they watch on television.Based on this relationship,which of the following conclusions is justified?

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The coefficient of determination is

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Question 62

Explain how the purpose of the correlational research strategy differs from the experimental research strategy.

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Question 63

What is indicated by a negative correlation between grade point average and the number of hours spent studying for a sample of college students?

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Which of the following pairs of variables should produce a negative relationship?

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Describe the third-variable problem and the directionality problem in correlational research.Explain how these problems make it impossible to obtain an unambiguous cause-and-effect conclusion from a correlational study.

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Question 66

Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the correlational research strategy.

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The results from a correlational study show a positive relationship between aggressive behavior for 6-year-old children and the amount of violence they watch on television.Based on this relationship,which of the following conclusions is justified?

The coefficient of determination is

Explain how the purpose of the correlational research strategy differs from the experimental research strategy.

What is indicated by a negative correlation between grade point average and the number of hours spent studying for a sample of college students?

Which of the following pairs of variables should produce a negative relationship?

Describe the third-variable problem and the directionality problem in correlational research.Explain how these problems make it impossible to obtain an unambiguous cause-and-effect conclusion from a correlational study.

Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the correlational research strategy.

Introduction, Acquiring Knowledge, and the Scientific Method

Research Ideas

Defining and Measuring Variables

Ethics in Research

Selecting Research Participants

Research Strategies and Validity

The Experimental Research Strategy

Experimental Designs: Between-Subjects Design

Experimental Designs: Within-Subjects Design

The Nonexperimental and Quasi-Experimental Strategies: Nonequivalent Group, Pre-Post, and Developmental Designs

Factorial Designs

Descriptive Research Strategy

Single-Subject Research Designs

Statistical Evaluation of Data

Writing a Research Report

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