What are the primary benefits of conducting correlational research? Why might this approach give you flexibility that is not found in an experimental design? What does it mean to have a positive or a negative correlation?

What will be an ideal response?


Correlational methods allow researchers to investigate if there is a relationship between two variables. The data will tell the research whether the two variables are related, the strength of the relationship, and to what degree one variable can predict the second variable. This design gives more flexibility than a true experiment and will help identify if further research is a good idea. A positive correlation indicates that both variables move in the same direction in their relationship, while a negative correlation indicates that they move in opposition to each other.

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