1.2 Correlation: Meaning and Interpretation
1.2.1 Scatter Diagram: Graphical Presentation of Relationship
1.2.2 Correlation: Linear and Non-Linear Relationship
1.2.3 Direction of Correlation: Positive and Negative
1.2.4 Correlation: The Strength of Relationship
1.2.5 Measurements of Correlation
1.2.6 Correlation and Causality
1.3 Pearson’s Product Moment Coefficient of Correlation
1.3.1 Variance and Covariance: Building Blocks of Correlations
1.3.2 Equations for Pearson’s Product Moment Coefficient of Correlation
1.3.3 Numerical Example
1.3.4 Significance Testing of Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient
1.3.5 Adjusted r
1.3.6 Assumptions for Significance Testing
1.3.7 Ramifications in the Interpretation of Pearson’s r
1.3.8 Restricted Range
1.4 Unreliability of Measurement
1.4.1 Outliers
1.4.2 Curvilinearity
1.5 Using Raw Score Method for Calculating r
1.5.1 Formulas for Raw Score
1.5.2 Solved Numerical for Raw Score Formula