Bangladesh university

Subject code:soc:2201
Subject name: social statistics
Assignment name: Application of statistics in sociology -2

Submitted to
Umme Rezowana
Lecture
Bangladesh University
Department of sociology

Submitted by
Name: Rabiul Islam
Roll:201711636016
Batch:36 th
Dep: sociology
Date of submission :09/12/2020
 Assignment on correlation
What is correlation?
Correlation refers to the statistical relationship between two entities. In other
words, it's how two variables move in relation to one another. Correlation can be
used for various data sets, as well. In some cases, you might have predicted how
things will correlate, while in others, the relationship will be a surprise to you. It's
important to understand that correlation does not mean the relationship is causal.
To understand how correlation works, it's important to understand the following
terms:

 Positive correlation: A positive correlation would be 1. This means the two

variables moved either up or down in the same direction together.
 Negative correlation: A negative correlation is -1. This means the two
variables moved in opposite directions.
 Zero or no correlation: A correlation of zero means there is no relationship
between the two variables. In other words, as one variable moves one way,
the other moved in another unrelated direction.

Level of correlation:
1. Perfect: If the value is near ± 1, then it said to be a perfect correlation: as
one variable increases, the other variable tends to also increase (if positive)
or decrease (if negative).
2. High degree: If the coefficient value lies between ± 0.50 and ± 1, then it is
said to be a strong correlation.

3. Moderate degree: If the value lies between ± 0.30 and ± 0.49, then it is said
to be a medium correlation.
4. Low degree: When the value lies below + .29, then it is said to be a small
correlation.
5. No correlation: