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A researcher finds a correlation between self esteem and shyness is -0.50, which is significant for his sample. Interpret this correlation.

What does a correlation coefficient tell us? Why are correlation coefficients useful when assessing reliability?

What are the 2 ways in which researchers assess the reliability of their measures? Be sure you understand the difference among these 2 approaches to reliability.

What is validity with respect to a research project? Discuss the different types.

What is validity with respect to the measurement of a psychological construct?

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A researcher finds a correlation between self esteem and shyness is -0.50, which is significant for his sample. Interpret this correlation.

The negative sign indicates that this is a negative correlation. It means as the score on one variable increases (shyness), the score on the other decreases(self-esteem). This means as self esteem increases shyness decreases and vice versa.

What does a correlation coefficient tell us? Why are correlation coefficients useful when assessing reliability?
Coefficients of correlations are relatively direct measures of relations. They are indices of relations calculated between sets of ordered pairs to obtain more precise estimates of the direction and degree of ...

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