DATA ANALYSIS: CORRELATIONS

For this Assignment, you complete the Correlation Statistics Worksheet, which gives you step-by-step instructions on how to conduct and interpret the finding of a Pearson correlation in SPSS. After you have conducted the descriptive statistic, write the results in APA format. An example is provided in the worksheet.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Required Readings

Salkind, N. J., Frey, B. B.  (2020c). Statistics for people who (think they) hate statistics (7th ed.). Sage.

Chapter 5, “Computing Correlation Coefficients: Ice Cream and Crime” (pp. 75-102)

Salkind, N.J. (2017a). Ice cream and crime: Computing correlation coefficients Download Ice cream and crime: Computing correlation coefficients[Data file]. Retrieved from https://edge.sagepub.com/salkind6e/student-resourc…Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics by Salkind, N.J. Copyright 2016 by Sage College. Reprinted by permission of Sage College via the Copyright Clearance Center.

• Document: Correlation Statistics Worksheet Download Correlation Statistics Worksheet(Word document) 

To prepare:

From your data set, identify two or more variables between or among which you want to see a relationship.

• Complete the Correlation Statistics Worksheet, which is found in the Learning Resources.