AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Correlational research is a type of nonexperimental research in which the researcher measures two variables and assesses the statistical relationship (i.e., the correlation) between them with little or no effort to control extraneous variables.

Detailed explanation-2: -Correlation Coefficient: A statistical measure of the extent to which two factors vary together, and thus how well either factor predicts the other.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is correlational research? A correlational research design investigates relationships between two variables (or more) without the researcher controlling or manipulating any of them. It’s a non-experimental type of quantitative research.

Detailed explanation-4: -Correlational research designs measure two or more relevant variables and assess a relationship between or among them.

Detailed explanation-5: -Researchers use it to measure and spot historical patterns between two variables. A correlational study may show a positive relationship between two variables, but this can change in the future. Dynamic: The patterns between two variables from correlational research are never constant and are always changing.