AnswersDriveIn statistics, the correlation coefficient r measures the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables on a scatterplot. The value of r is always between +1 and –1. A perfect downhill (negative) linear relationship. –0.70. A strong downhill (negative) linear relationship.
How do you know if its a positive or negative correlation?
The direction of a correlation is either positive or negative. In a negative correlation, the variables move in inverse, or opposite, directions. In other words, as one variable increases, the other variable decreases. For example, there is a negative correlation between self-esteem and depression.
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Is a strong correlation?
In statistics, the correlation coefficient r measures the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables on a scatterplot. A perfect downhill (negative) linear relationship. –0.70. A strong downhill (negative) linear relationship.
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Can you use correlation to predict?
Never do a regression analysis unless you have already found at least a moderately strong correlation between the two variables. In general, Y is the variable that you want to predict, and X is the variable you are using to make that prediction.
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What R value is considered a strong correlation?
Coefficient of Correlation
| Value of r | Strength of relationship |
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| -1.0 to -0.5 or 1.0 to 0.5 | Strong |
| -0.5 to -0.3 or 0.3 to 0.5 | Moderate |
| -0.3 to -0.1 or 0.1 to 0.3 | Weak |
| -0.1 to 0.1 | None or very weak |
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What is a positive correlation?
Positive correlation is a relationship between two variables in which both variables move in tandem. A positive correlation exists when one variable decreases as the other variable decreases, or one variable increases while the other increases.
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What does Pearson's correlation coefficient tell you?
The Pearson correlation coefficient, r, can take a range of values from +1 to -1. A value of 0 indicates that there is no association between the two variables. A value greater than 0 indicates a positive association; that is, as the value of one variable increases, so does the value of the other variable.
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Why would you use a correlation coefficient?
In summary, correlation coefficients are used to assess the strength and direction of the linear relationships between pairs of variables. When both variables are normally distributed use Pearson's correlation coefficient, otherwise use Spearman's correlation coefficient.
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What is the Pearson correlation coefficient?
The Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient is a measure of the strength of the linear relationship between two variables. It is referred to as Pearson's correlation or simply as the correlation coefficient. A perfect positive linear relationship, r = 1.
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What is the difference between a positive and a negative correlation?
The direction of a correlation is either positive or negative. In a negative correlation, the variables move in inverse, or opposite, directions. In other words, as one variable increases, the other variable decreases. For example, there is a negative correlation between self-esteem and depression.
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What is an example of a positive correlation?
Positive Correlation Examples. A positive correlation is a relationship between two variables where if one variable increases, the other one also increases. A positive correlation also exists in one decreases and the other also decreases.
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What is an example of a negative correlation?
In other words, as one variable increases, so does the other. For example, there is a positive correlation between smoking and alcohol use. When two variables have a negative correlation, they have an inverse relationship. This means that as one variable increases, the other decreases, and vice versa.
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What does it mean to have a weak correlation?
Strong Correlation: A weak correlation means that as one variable increases or decreases, there is a lower likelihood of there being a relationship with the second variable.
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What is a large correlation?
A correlation coefficient of .10 is thought to represent a weak or small association; a correlation coefficient of .30 is considered a moderate correlation; and a correlation coefficient of .50 or larger is thought to represent a strong or large correlation.
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What are the different types of correlation?
Correlation
- Positive Correlation: as one variable increases so does the other. Height and shoe size are an example; as one's height increases so does the shoe size.
- Negative Correlation: as one variable increases, the other decreases.
- No Correlation: there is no apparent relationship between the variables.
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What does the correlation matrix tell you?
A correlation matrix is a table showing correlation coefficients between sets of variables. Each random variable (Xi) in the table is correlated with each of the other values in the table (Xj). This allows you to see which pairs have the highest correlation.
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What is the definition of no correlation?
If there is a correlation between two sets of data, it means they are connected in some way. We have seen that as the temperature increases, the number of ice-creams sold increases. The results are approximately in a straight line, with a positive gradient.
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What is a linear relationship?
A relationship of direct proportionality that, when plotted on a graph, traces a straight line. In linear relationships, any given change in an independent variable will always produce a corresponding change in the dependent variable.
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What is a significant Pearson correlation?
Output of a Pearson's correlation in Stata
| Coefficient Value | Strength of Association |
|---|---|
| 0.1 < | r | < .3 | small correlation |
| 0.3 < | r | < .5 | medium/moderate correlation |
| | r | > .5 | large/strong correlation |
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How is the correlation coefficient used?
In general, correlation tends to be used when there is no identified response variable. It measures the strength (qualitatively) and direction of the linear relationship between two or more variables. The Pearson correlation coefficient measures the strength of the linear association between two variables.
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What does it mean to have a negative correlation?
Negative correlation is a relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other decreases, and vice versa. In statistics, a perfect negative correlation is represented by the value -1.00, a 0.00 indicates no correlation, and a +1.00 indicates a perfect positive correlation.