SOC 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Santa Barbara City College, Stroop Effect
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Correlational method - the correlational method is the technique whereby researchers systematically measure two or more variables and assess the relation between them (how much one can be predicted from the other) Correlation coefficient - a statistical technique that assesses how well you can predict one variable based on another (e. g. how well you can predict people"s weight from their height) A positive correlation means that increases in the value of one variable are associated with increases in the value of the other variable. A negative correlation means that increases in the value of one variable are associated with decreases in the value of the other. Correlation coefficients are expressed as numbers that can range from -1. 00 o +1. 00. Correlation of 1. 00 means that two variables are perfectly correlated in a positive direction. Knowing people"s standing of one variable can predict exactly where they stand on the other variable.
