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GCSE Psychology · key term
An association between two variables: their values vary together in a pattern.
Used by AQA and OCR
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An association between two measured variables: values of one tend to vary with values of the other.
Revise: CorrelationA correlation is an association between two measured variables: values of one tend to vary with values of the other.
Describe both the direction and strength of a correlation, then explain the relationship using the named co-variables.
Negative correlation does not mean no correlation: it means that higher values of one variable tend to accompany lower values of the other.
When evaluating a correlation, explain why it cannot establish cause and effect. Apply reverse causation or a possible third variable to the situation given.
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An association between two variables: their values vary together in a recognisable pattern.
Paper 1, Paper 2
An association between two measured variables. A correlation does not by itself establish that one variable causes the other.
Revise: Heaven (1996): Personality, Self-Esteem and DelinquencyHigher scores therefore indicated more frequently reported delinquent behaviour. These numerical scores allowed relationships between the measures to be analysed through correlations.
A relationship between two variables, where changes in one are associated with changes in the other.
A relationship between two measured variables, where their values may vary together.
An association between two variables. A correlation alone does not establish that one causes the other.
A relationship between two variables in which their values tend to vary together. A correlation alone does not establish cause and effect.
