Module 5 Statistics: Correlation
- Conduct a Pearson correlation In SPSS to examine the relationship between the number of yearly absences of 3rd grade students and the students’ final mathematics grade (1 point)
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Student |
Absences |
Grade |
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10 |
55 |
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|
98 |
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|
83 |
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|
90 |
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|
77 |
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15 |
40 |
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|
85 |
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|
97 |
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|
90 |
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10 |
89 |
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11 |
74 |
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12 |
90 |
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13 |
80 |
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14 |
11 |
65 |
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15 |
10 |
70 |
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16 |
98 |
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17 |
94 |
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18 |
77 |
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19 |
20 |
35 |
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20 |
73 |
- Copy and paste your output. Interpret the output by stating the correlation coefficient and explaining the strength and the direction.
3. Use the following output, and answer the question.
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Correlations |
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height |
shoe size |
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height |
Pearson Correlation |
1.000 |
.885** |
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Sig. (2-tailed) |
.001 |
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10.000 |
10 |
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shoe size |
Pearson Correlation |
.885** |
1.000 |
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Sig. (2-tailed) |
.001 |
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10 |
10.000 |
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**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). |
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A correlation was conducted to see if there is a relationship between height and shoe size. Explain the significance, direction, strength of the correlation, and report the results in APA style