RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION
Question
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Which of the following is a correlation?
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Difference between mean scores of group A and group B
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Number of participants
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Scores that are a long way from the mean
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A relationship between two co-variables
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -An example of positive correlation would be height and weight. Taller people tend to be heavier. A negative correlation is a relationship between two variables in which an increase in one variable is associated with a decrease in the other.
Detailed explanation-2: -A positive correlation is a relationship between two variables that tend to move in the same direction. A positive correlation exists when one variable tends to decrease as the other variable decreases, or one variable tends to increase when the other increases.
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