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Correlation coefficient stats test + P values Flashcards

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Stats test are a way of calculating whether our data shows…

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significant correlations/differences OR whether these things happened by chance.

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The correlation coefficient is used when examining an association between..

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two sets of continous data

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CORRELATION DOES NOT MEAN

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CAUSATION

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What is the null hypothesis, what should you mention?

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“There is no significant correlation between X and Y” - name the variables in the Q.

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You accept the null hypothesis if the P value is..

This means that…

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MORE OR EQUAL TO 0.05

The probability of any assocation between A and B being due to chance is greater than 5% so this association is not significant

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You reject the null hypothesis if the P value is…

This means that…

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LESS THAN 0.05

The probability of any significant association between A and B being due to chance is less than 0.05

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