What Does It Mean If Someone Tells You That They

question 63

Multiple Choice

What does it mean if someone tells you that they calculated a correlation of -0.75?

• A)There is a strong negative relationship between two ratio or interval level variables.
• B)There is statistical independence between the two variables.
• C)The variables that were used were measured at the nominal level and the relationship between them is strong.
• D)The researcher looked at two ordinal-level variables and found no relationship between them.
• E)The person made an error in calculation: correlations can never be negative numbers.

---

Definitions:

Similarity

The extent to which two things are alike or share common characteristics.

Contact

The act or state of physical touching or being in close proximity, or the initiation of communication between individuals.

Jigsaw Classroom

An educational approach designed to minimize racial conflict and increase positive educational outcomes by having students from different backgrounds work together to complete a task.

Superordinate Goal

A shared goal that can only be achieved through cooperation among individuals or groups often used to resolve conflicts.