The instructions for the essay is as follows:
This chapter introduces students to correlation coefficients as a measure of association between
variables……The chapter concludes with practice items for students to extend their learning while…
Understanding what correlations are and how they work. Interpreting the value of the correlation coefficient 15 points
Computing a Simple Correlation Coefficient by hand 15 points
A Visual Picture of a Correlation: The Scatterplot—A simple way to visually represent
a correlation is a scatterplot or scattergram. Directions for creating a scatterplot by
hand are included in the text. 15 points
Using SPSS to Compute a Correlation Coefficient—The text gives directions for
computing the correlation coefficient in SPSS and Understanding and Interpreting the SPSS Output 15 points
Real-World Stats—Provides a real-world example 15 points Summary 10 points
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