Question

Describe in words the nature of the relationship between each pair of variables. Give a verbal description of the way the variables are related (how are changes in one variable related to changes in the other). This should include the direction of the relationship (what does it mean if the correlation value is positive or negative) and the strength of the relationship (is there a strong or weak correlation).

r = -.82 between a job applicant's age and likelihood of being hired.

Answer 1

There is a negative relationship between age and the chances of being hired. Negative correlation signifies an inverse relationship, that is, as oke variable increases the other decreases or vice versa. In tbis example, if the job applicants age is high, the chances of being hired is less or vice versa.

r=-. 82 which indicates that there is a strong relationship between the two variables. r values closer to 1 indicates a stronger correlation whereas a value closer to 0 indicates weak correlation