Roll no: 1026 Date: 24th February, 2022

EXPERIMENT 17
AIM: To calculate partial and multiple correlation coefficient using SPSS.

EXPERIMENT: The following data was obtained for 15 males between the ages 12-18 years. Calculate all the 3 partial
and multiple correlation coefficients and interpret the results.

WEIGHT (X) MEAN BODY WEIGHT (X2) MEAN DAILY CALORIE INTAKE
(X3)
79.2 54.3 2670.0
64.0 44.3 820.0
67.0 47.8 1210.0
78.4 53.9 2678.0
66.0 47.5 1205.0
63.0 43.0 815.0
65.9 47.1 1200.0
63.1 44.0 1180.0
73.2 44.1 1850.0
66.5 48.3 1260.0
61.9 43.5 1170.0
72.5 43.3 1852.0
101.1 66.4 1790.0
66.2 47.5 1250.0
99.9 66.1 1789.0

THEORY:

1. Partial correlation coefficients are r12.3, r13.2 and r23.1.

r 12−r 13 r 23
r 12.3=
√(1−r 2
13 )(1−r 223)
r 23−r 12 r 13
r 23.1=
√(1−r 2
12 )(1−r 13)
2

r 13−r 12 r 23
r 13.2=
√(1−r 2
12 )(1−r 223)

2. Multiple correlation coefficients are R21.23, R22.13 and R23.12.

2 2 2 2 2
2 r 12 +r 13−2 r 12 r 23 r 13
R1.23= 2
1−r 23
2 2
2 r 12 +r 23−2 r 12 r 13 r 23
R2.13= 2
1−r 13
2 2
2 r 13 +r 23−2 r 12 r 13 r 23
R3.12= 2
1−r 12
To find correlation between a and b, go to analyze -> correlate -> bivariate -> put a, b in ‘variable’.

CALCULATIONS:

CORRELATIONS
/VARIABLES=X X_2 X_3
/PRINT=TWOTAIL NOSIG
/MISSING=PAIRWISE.

COMPUTE R1.23 sq=(((0.943) ** 2 + (0.576) ** 2 - 2*(0.943)*(0.576)*(0.495))/(1-(0.495) **

2)).
EXECUTE.

COMPUTE R2.13 sq=(((0.943) ** 2 + (0.495) ** 2 - 2*(0.943)*(0.576)*(0.495))/(1-(0.576) **

2)).
EXECUTE.

COMPUTE R3.12 sq=(((0.576) ** 2 + (0.495) ** 2 - 2*(0.943)*(0.576)*(0.495))/(1-(0.943) **

2)).
EXECUTE.

COMPUTE r12.3=(0.943-0.576*0.495)/SQRT((1-0.576*0.576)*(1-0.495*0.495)).
EXECUTE.

COMPUTE r23.1=(0.495-0.576*0.943)/SQRT((1-0.576*0.576)*(1-0.943*0.943)).
EXECUTE.

COMPUTE r13.2=(0.576-0.495*0.943)/SQRT((1-0.495*0.495)*(1-0.943*0.943)).
EXECUTE.

INTERPRETATIONS AND RESULTS:

Table 17.1
From table 17.2, we see that r12 = 0.943, r23 = 0.495 and r13 = 0.576

Table 17.2

From the table,

Partial correlation coefficients:

r 12−r 13 r 23
r 12.3= =0.926231
√(1−r 13)(1−r 23)
2 2

Partial correlation coefficient between weight and mean body weight is 0.926231 when effect of mean daily calorie
intake is eliminated from them which implies that there is a strong positive correlation between them.

r 23−r 12 r 13
r 23.1= =−0.177061
√(1−r 2
12
2
)(1−r 13)
Partial correlation coefficient between mean daily calorie intake and mean body weight is -0.177061 when effect of
weight is eliminated from them which implies that there is a negative correlation between them.

r 13−r 12 r 23
r 13.2= =0.377696
√(1−r 12)(1−r 23)
2 2

Partial correlation coefficient between weight and mean daily calorie intake is 0.377696 when effect of mean body
weight is eliminated from them which implies that there is a positive correlation between them.

Multiple correlation coefficients:

 2 2 2 2 2
2 r 12 +r 13−2 r 12 r 23 r 13
R 1.23 = 2
=0.905048
1−r 23

Multiple correlation coefficient between weight and joint effect of mean body weight and mean daily calorie intake is
0.905048 which implies that there is a strong positive correlation between them.

2 2
2 r 12 +r 23−2 r 12 r 13 r 23
R 2.13 = 2
=0.892721
1−r 13

Multiple correlation coefficient between mean body weight and joint effect of weight and mean daily calorie intake is
0.892721 which implies that there is a strong positive correlation between them.

2 2
2 r 13 +r 23−2 r 12 r 13 r 23
R3.12= 2
=0.352725
1−r 12

Multiple correlation coefficient between mean daily calorie intake and joint effect of mean body weight and weight is
0.352725 which implies that there is a positive correlation between them.