Response to: Kathyrne Mueller

Dr. Mueller,
Thank you for your comments.
In my example of correlation study, the units are different cities. The homeless population and
crime rate can be recorded from various cities. From this data we can find the correlation
between homeless population and crime rate.

Response to: Shameka Rayfus
You posted a great research question. You have a good example of correlation. In your example,
IV is communication skills and DV is leadership traits. But how will you use these variables for
Pearsons correlation? You need to collect the data on interval scale of ratio scale if you wish to
use Pearsons correlation coefficient.
Reference:
George, D., & Mallery, P. (2012). IBM SPSS Statistics 19 step by step: A Simple guide and
reference (12th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.

Response to: Osiris Ciminera
In part II of the assignment, I notice that, the quadratic model is best fit as compared to linear
model, since quadratic model explains higher variation (64%) in the dependent variable (Exam
Score) whereas, the linear models is able to explain only 24% variation in the dependent variable
(Exam Score).
Reference:
George, D., & Mallery, P. (2012). IBM SPSS Statistics 19 step by step: A Simple guide and
reference (12th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.