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Correlations
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- 1Correlations- aims to investigate whether two variables are related and how strongly they correlate
- positive correlation: as one variable increases, the other variable also increases
- negative correlation: as one variable increases, the other variable decreases - 2Correlations: Strengths- a correlation study can be conducted on variables that can be measured but not manipulated (when experiments would be impractical)
- a correlation can demonstrate the presence or absence of a relationship so is useful for indicating areas for subsequent experimental research - 3Correlation: Weaknesses- a single correlation cannot indicate a causal relationship and any relationship may be due to other factors
- correlational data can only be used with variables that can be measured on a scale - 4—
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