Examine the Following Correlation Matrix and Then Answer the Following

question 17

Essay

Examine the following correlation matrix and then answer the following questions.
A Correlation Matrix
$\begin{array}{|lcccccc|}\hline \text { Variables }&1&2&3&4&5&6\\\hline \text { 1. School climate } &\underline{\quad\quad} \\\text { 2. Number of teachers } &.36^{**} &\underline{\quad\quad} \\\text { 3. School in-service } & .45 &-.03\\\text { activities } & \\\text { 4. Funding } & .22&.51^{**} &.30^{*}&\underline{\quad\quad} \\\text { 5. Support from } & -.09&-.02&-.60^{**}&.16 &\underline{\quad\quad} \\\text { community } & \\\text { 6. Yrs. Experience of } & .25^{**} &-.10&.39^{**}&.29^{*}&.10 &\underline{\quad\quad} \\\text { leaders }\\\hline \end{array}$
*p<.05 and **p<.01
-What association is the strongest of all of the variables in the matrix?

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