Explains the basics

This chapter explains what a correlation is and how to mathematically determine two of the most common used in educational research and what the answers mean. It also provides opportunities ... See More

This chapter explains what a correlation is and how to mathematically determine two of the most common used in educational research and what the answers mean. It also provides opportunities to practice finding these two correlations with an answer key at the end of the chapter and additional resources for more practice or information. If you are looking for an introduction to the idea of correlation for use in your classes with students, this would be helpful as more and more teachers look at data analysis.