Handout Master 1.4 Understanding Correlations Correlational studies show relationships between variables. If high scores on one variable predict high scores on the other variable‚ the correlation is positive. If high scores on one variable predict low scores on the other variable‚ the correlation is negative. Showing that two variables are related does not justify claiming that a causal relationship exists. There may be a causal relationship‚ but other explanations usually exist. For example
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http://www.mathsisfun.com/data/standard-normal-distribution-table.html (Z table) http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/gerstman/StatPrimer/t-table.pdf (t table) Critical Values (Z) Level of Significance 1% 2% 4% 5% 10% Two Tailed ±2.56 ±2.32 ±2.05 ±1.96 ±1.64 Right tailed +2.32 +2.05 +1.75 +1.64 +1.28 Left tailed -2.32 -2.05 -1.75 -1.64 -1.28 Q1) A cinema hall has cold drinks fountain supplying Orange and Ditzy Colas. When the machine is turned on‚ it fills a 550ml cup with 500ml of the
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Crime Causation and Diversion Tina Avery CJS/374 June 25‚ 2012 Professor: Debbie Nadeau Crime Causation and Diversion This paper will focus on two diversion programs operating in Florida to help reduce juvenile crime. According to USLegal‚ Inc. (2012)‚ “diversion refers to diverting a defendant out if the criminal justice system by having them complete a diversion program rather than be incarcerated or serve another alternative sentence” (para. 1). The major causes of juvenile delinquent
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portray huge amounts of Ethnocentrism which operated internally on the minds of conquered societies as well as cultures. The eastern perception on the way of life degraded other traditions in order to uplift the status of their own beliefs. The correlation of Ethnocentrism led to the encouragement of Nationalism demonstrating the characterization of hubris. In the text Things Fall Apart‚ Chinua Achebe constructs an environment where the Ibo culture is socially and politically affected by the invasion
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Crime Causation and Diversion Paper James Coleman CJA/374 July 15‚ 2013 University Phoenix In society today‚ there are more juveniles that chose to get involved in criminal activity. The lack of parental guidance‚ low self-esteem‚ extremely poor decision-making and communication skills‚ mixed with a negative peer group‚ and a dysfunctional family unit‚ are some of the characteristics of delinquent youth and the fuel to some of the youth crime problems. With this being stated‚ there are also
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CAUSATION OF ARTICULATION DISORDER IN CHILDREN. USING OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL PATIENTS AS CASE STUDY. BEING A PROPOSAL FOR A LONG ESSAY SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND LITERARY STUDIES‚ FACULTY OF ARTS‚ OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY‚ ILE- IFE‚ OSUN STATE‚ NIGERIA. BY HAASTRUP CHRISTOPHER FOLA EGL/2008/135 IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.) DEGREE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
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social physique anxiety; our second survey measured the subjects ’ level of hypersensitive narcissism. Our findings were that the measures were moderately correlated. Significance testing proved that they were directly related to each other. Correlation Project: Social Physique Anxiety and Hypersensitive Narcissism Our initial hypothesis for this study stated that we believed that our two measures‚ social physique anxiety and hypersensitive narcissism‚ would be highly correlated. Two of the many
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Unit 4 DB: Theories of Crime Causation American Intercontinental University Virgen Ramos I think that one neighborhood or city has more crime than another because of the varying factors. For example‚ one neighborhood or city could be much bigger than another. Bigger neighborhoods and cities mean more people‚ and more people mean more money to steal and more people to hurt. Smaller neighborhoods and cities mean less people‚ not to mention less money. The bigger neighborhoods and cities tend to
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Correlation Research Method PS300-02 Research Methods I Kaplan University Laura Owens February 12th‚ 2012 As we read this essay‚ we should get a better understanding of when it is appropriate to use the correlational research method; supplying an example that illustrates the use of correlational method‚ from a credible
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Abstract This paper will try to explain how there is a correlation between different parenting styles‚ different types of attachment and the different types of loving relationships -all according to different psychologists an their theories. It will try a prove it through interviews of two different cases‚ a person who has had a less fortunate childhood and a divorced marriage and a person who had a great childhood and a happy marriage. It will relate the two interviews back to the different theories
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