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MATH 8- PROB. AND STATS.

CORRELATION
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CORRELATION
 IS A MEASURE OF RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN TWO VARIABLES.
COEFFICIENT OF CORRELATION
DETERMINES THE VALIDITY,
RELIABILITY AND OBJECTIVITY OF
ANY DATA THAT IS BEING
COMPARED.
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 IT ALSO INDICATES THE AMOUNT OF

AGREEMENT OR DIAGREEMENT
BETWEEN GROUP OF SCORES,
MEASUREMENT OR INDIVIDUALS.
 CORRELATION RANGES IN VALUE
FROM +1.00 THROUGH -1.00
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INTERPRETATION OF RANGES

+ 0.00 to + 0.20 – slight correlation, almost negligible relationship

+ 0.21 to + 0.40 – slight correlation, definite but small relationship
+ 0.41 to + 0.70– moderate correlation, substantial relationship
+ 0.71 to + 0.90 – high correlation, marked relationship
+ 0.91 to + 1.00 – very high correlation, very dependable relationship
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Computing the coefficient of

correlation by the Spearman’s
Formula:
  R
Where:
R- coef. of correlation by Spearman’s formula
- summation of gain
N- no. of pairs of scores or measures
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 1. Compute the coefficient of

correlation by Spearman’s formula by
using the table below showing the
scores of 12 students on English and
Math.
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STUDENT X Y RX RY G
Math English
1 21 27
     
2 22 28
     
3 28 27
     
4 27 10
     
5 48 30
     
6 22 21
     
7 27 27
     
8 6 21
     
9 11 21
     
10 12 28
     
11 16 30
     
12 28 21
     
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 Since the value R= 0.04 is very low,

it indicates the relationship between
the scores of 12 students in English
and Math indicates an almost
negligible relationship.
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END OF PRESENTATION