Daniella Wants to Know If the Birth of a Child

question 56

Multiple Choice

Daniella wants to know if the birth of a child is linked to lower marital satisfaction.This is an example of a(n) ________ research question.

• A) descriptive
• B) predictive
• C) explanatory
• D) conceptual

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Definitions:

Correlation Matrix

A table showing the correlation coefficients between variables. Each cell in the table shows the correlation between two variables.

Diagonal Row

A series of elements positioned diagonally in a matrix or table, connecting one corner with the opposite corner.

Pearson's Product-moment Correlation Coefficient

A measure of the linear correlation between two variables X and Y, providing a value between +1 and -1 inclusive.

Frequency Distribution

A method for illustrating how often scores occur in groups called class intervals.