Exam 11: Correlating Variables

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Cameron wishes to correlate college football team rankings at the end of this year's football season with the rankings from the previous year. Which correlation coefficient should Cameron use?

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Terri is intrigued about a possible relation between whether one is left-handed or right-handed and one's gender. Which correlation coefficient should Terri calculate to examine this possible relation?

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The correlation coefficient computed between two dichotomous variables is the

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Question 23

What does it mean to say that two variables are linearly related? How can this relationship be measured?

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Question 24

The of the correlation coefficient indicates the direction of the relationship; the indicates the strength of the relationship.

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Brian is interested in whether there is a relationship between one's gender and the length of time spent talking on the phone. Which correlation coefficient should Brian use?

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A 2 × 2 table of counts can be useful when computing which correlation coefficient?

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Cameron wishes to correlate college football team rankings at the end of this year's football season with the rankings from the previous year. Which correlation coefficient should Cameron use?

Terri is intrigued about a possible relation between whether one is left-handed or right-handed and one's gender. Which correlation coefficient should Terri calculate to examine this possible relation?

The correlation coefficient computed between two dichotomous variables is the

What does it mean to say that two variables are linearly related? How can this relationship be measured?

The of the correlation coefficient indicates the direction of the relationship; the indicates the strength of the relationship.

Brian is interested in whether there is a relationship between one's gender and the length of time spent talking on the phone. Which correlation coefficient should Brian use?

A 2 × 2 table of counts can be useful when computing which correlation coefficient?

Behavioral Research and the Scientific Method

From Hunches to Testable Hypotheses

Ethical Considerations and Guidelines

Carpenter, S 1998 Content Analysis Project for Research Novices Teaching of Psychology

Methods for Looking Within Ourselves

Reliability and Validity in Measurement and Research

Randomized Experiments and Causal Inference

Nonrandomized Research and Causal Reasoning

Survey Research and Subject Recruitment

Summarizing the Data

Understanding P Values and Effect Size Indicators

The Comparison of Two Conditions

Comparisons of More Than Two Conditions

The Analysis of Frequency Tables

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Exam 11: Correlating Variables

Cameron wishes to correlate college football team rankings at the end of this year's football season with the rankings from the previous year. Which correlation coefficient should Cameron use?

Terri is intrigued about a possible relation between whether one is left-handed or right-handed and one's gender. Which correlation coefficient should Terri calculate to examine this possible relation?

The correlation coefficient computed between two dichotomous variables is the

What does it mean to say that two variables are linearly related? How can this relationship be measured?

The __________ of the correlation coefficient indicates the direction of the relationship; the __________ indicates the strength of the relationship.

Brian is interested in whether there is a relationship between one's gender and the length of time spent talking on the phone. Which correlation coefficient should Brian use?

A 2 × 2 table of counts can be useful when computing which correlation coefficient?

Behavioral Research and the Scientific Method

From Hunches to Testable Hypotheses

Ethical Considerations and Guidelines

Carpenter, S 1998 Content Analysis Project for Research Novices Teaching of Psychology

Methods for Looking Within Ourselves

Reliability and Validity in Measurement and Research

Randomized Experiments and Causal Inference

Nonrandomized Research and Causal Reasoning

Survey Research and Subject Recruitment

Summarizing the Data

Understanding P Values and Effect Size Indicators

The Comparison of Two Conditions

Comparisons of More Than Two Conditions

The Analysis of Frequency Tables

Filters

The of the correlation coefficient indicates the direction of the relationship; the indicates the strength of the relationship.