An Experimenter Conducted a Study of the Relation of Size

question 25

Essay

An experimenter conducted a study of the relation of size in a particular species of bird to behavioral displays of dominance.The results for the first four birds observed were as follows. a.Make a scatter diagram of the raw scores.
b.Describe in words the general pattern of association,if any.
c.Figure the correlation coefficient.
d.Determine whether the correlation is significant using the .05 level and a two-tailed test.
e.Explain the logic of what you have done to someone who has never heard of correlation,but who does understand the mean,standard deviation,Z scores,and hypothesis testing.
f.Give three logically possible directions of causality,saying for each whether it is a reasonable direction in light of the variables involved and why.

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