Bivariate Correlation Review
Psychology 2812B FW23
You should review the material on bivariate correlation that you covered in Psychology 2811 last term. You should be familiar with the following concepts:
- correlation vs causation
- correlation strength vs correlation direction
- Pearson’s r
- 5 ways (other than a causal relationship) a correlation (or its absence) can happen
- random correlations & the role of sample size
Here is some supplemental material on bivariate correlation that will help you review the concepts:
- Chapter 3 Correlation sections 3.1–3.4 & 3.6 in Answering questions with data
- Chapter 5.7 Correlations in Learning Statistics with R
Here are some slides on bivariate correlation and a video presentation: