Psychology A-Level
correlational design
What correlational design means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of correlational design
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A design in which both variables are measured from the same participants, with one co-variable on each axis of a scatter diagram.
Topics that use correlational design
- D.1 – handling data (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- bar charts and histograms
- calculating tests of difference
- central tendency on a curve
- checking data quality
- co-variables
- comparing two conditions
- content analysis
- correlation coefficients
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