Identify and describe the two aspects of a correlation that need to be considered in order to understand its meaning

What will be an ideal response?


DIRECTION: Positive–low values on one variable tend to go with low values on the other, and high values on one tend to go with high values on the other. Negative (inverse)–high values on one variable tend to go with low values on the other, and vice versa.

STRENGTH: Accuracy with which you can predict values on one dimension from values on the other dimension; ranges from r = -1.0 to r = +1.0.

Psychology

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