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Correlation Unit 2 - Chapter 2 – Statistics

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Correlation. Unit 2 - Chapter 2 – Statistics. Correlation. Correlation ( correlation coefficient ) How well does A predict B Positive versus negative correlation Strength of the correlation -1.0 to +1.0 Scatterplot. Correlation. Correlation. Correlation. Correlation. Correlation. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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CorrelationUnit 2 - Chapter 2 – Statistics

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Correlation

Correlation (correlation coefficient)How well does A predict BPositive versus negative correlationStrength of the correlation

-1.0 to +1.0Scatterplot

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Correlation

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Correlation

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Correlation

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Correlation

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Correlation

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Correlation

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Correlation

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Correlation

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Correlation

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CorrelationCorrelation and Causation

Correlation helps predictDoes not imply cause and effect

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CorrelationIllusory Correlations

Illusory CorrelationPerceived non-existent correlationA random coincidence

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CorrelationPerceiving Order in Random Events

Comes from our need to make sense out of the world

Coin flipPoker hand