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Studying this chapter should enable you to:
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Describe briefly what is meant by associational research. |
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State the two major purposes of correlational studies. |
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Distinguish between predictor and criterion variables. |
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Explain the role of correlational studies in exploring causation. |
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Explain how a scatterplot can be used to predict an outcome. |
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Describe what is meant by a prediction equation. |
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Explain briefly the main ideas underlying multiple correlation factor analysis, and path analysis. |
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Identify and describe briefly the steps involved in conducting a correlational study. |
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Interpret correlation coefficients of different magnitude. |
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Explain the rationale underlying partial correlation. |
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Describe some of the threats to internal validity that exist in correlation studies and explain how to identify them. |
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Discuss how to control for these threats. |
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Recognize a correlation study when you come across one in the educational research. |