Which of the Following Is NOT True of Correlational Studies

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true of correlational studies?

• A) A correlation can be either positive or negative.
• B) Behaviour is not manipulated, but rather quantitatively measured and analyzed statistically.
• C) They are frequently carried out where experimental manipulation is impossible or unethical.
• D) They measure the degree of relationship between two variables.
• E) They generally do not require a large number of participants.

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Definitions:

Randomly Selected

A method of selection where each member of a population has an equal chance of being chosen, often used to ensure unbiased samples in research.

Inferential Statistics

A branch of statistics that allows one to make predictions or inferences about a population based on a sample.

Type I Error

Deciding wrongly that there was a significant result when in fact there was not.

Standard Deviations

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values.