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Bartolo
02/05/15
Correlation is a degree of
relationship between two or more
variables.
to have similar relative
proportions
direct variation
High scores in Math test at the
same time High scores in English
test.
The taller an individual is, the
greater his weight.
The more experiences a man has,
the more he knows.
The richer the man, the more
money he spends.
to be divergent in
position
Inverse variation
High scores in Calculus test but low
score in Statistics test.
The farther the runner has been
running, the lesser his speed becomes.
The higher the altitude, the thinner the
air becomes.
The more supply of a good, the cheaper
it became.
absence of any
systematic tendency
either similar or
dissimilar
Color of skin doesn’t have any
relationship with intelligence.
Physical features practically have no
bearing on the acquisition of knowledge
Love has no definite relationship with
age
Index of correlation
Ratio that expresses the degree or
extent of relationship.
Ranges from +1.0(positive) to -
1.0(negative)
STUDENT X-SCORES Y-SCORES
A 81 72
B 72 70
C 78 80
D 85 80
E 68 65
F 79 75
G 52 61
H 91 85
STUDENT X-SCORES Y-SCORES
A 81 72
B 72 70
n=8
C 78 80
D 85 80
E 68 65
F 79 75
G 52 61
H 91 85
𝑛 σ 𝑥𝑦 − σ 𝑥 σ 𝑦
𝑟=
𝑛 σ 𝑥 2 − (σ 𝑥)2 𝑛 σ 𝑦 2 − (σ 𝑦)2
σ 𝑥𝑦 = sum of the values of the product of x and y
σ 𝑥 = sum of the values of x σ 𝑥 2 = sum of the values of x
σ 𝑦 = sum of the values of y σ 𝑦 2 = sum of the values of y
X-scores Y- scores XY-scores 𝑿𝟐 -scores 𝒀𝟐 -scores
𝑛 σ 𝑥𝑦 − σ 𝑥 σ 𝑦
𝑟=
𝑛 σ 𝑥 2 − (σ 𝑥)2 𝑛 σ 𝑦 2 − (σ 𝑦)2
8 45,164 − (606)(588)
𝑟=
8 46,904 − (606)2 8 43,680 − (588)2
𝑟 = 0.92
𝑟 = 0.92
Value of r Interpretation
1.0 Perfect correlation
0.7 to 0.99 High correlation
0..4 to 0.69 Moderate correlation
0.1 to 0.39 Slight/Low Correlation
0 No correlation
Inferring
Estimating
Prediction