SOCIOL 3H06 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Dependent And Independent Variables
11 Mar 2015
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Soc 3h06 (from textbook elementary statistics in social research 12th edition by. Variable: any characteristic that varies from one individual to another. Hypotheses usually contain and independent variable (cause) and a dependent variable (effect) X variable tend to obtain low scores on the y variable. Correlation: the strength and direction of the relationship between two. Negative correlation: exists if respondents who obtain high scores on the. Positive correlation: respondents getting high scores on the x variable. Correlation coefficient: generally ranging between -1. 00 and +1. 00, a also tend to get high scores on the y variable positive or negative correlation) number in which both the strength and direction of correlation are expressed. Scatter plot: a graph that shows the way scores on any two variables x. Pearson"s correlation coefficient: a correlation coefficient for interval data.
