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Quantitative Data Analysis
Simply Explained Using SPSS

3. faculty members with low salaries tend to be very
productive
4. faculty members with high salaries tend to be very
productive

5. Which correlation is more useful?
1. Positive
2. Negative
3. Neither is more useful. The strength of correlation is
important
4. It depends on sample size

5. A student produces a correlation of +1.05. This is
1. a high positive correlation
2. a significant correlation
3. Calculation error
4. only possible if sample size is too large

5. Which correlation is the strongest +0.65 or -0.70?
1. -0.70
2. +0.65
3. 0
4. Depends on sample size

5. A negative correlation means:
a. As one variable increases, the other variable also
increases
b. As one variable increases, the other variable
decreases
c. As one variable decreases, the other variable
decreases
d. None of the above.

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