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Learn about Pearson's correlation coefficient in SPSS with data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (1998).

This example introduces researchers to Pearson's correlation coefficient, which is a measure of association between two continuous variables. Pearson's correlation coefficient measures the positive or negative linear relationship between two continuous variables. This example uses a subset...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : SAGE Publications, 2015.
Subjects:
Correlation (Statistics)
Early childhood education > United States > Case studies.
Research > Statistical methods > Case studies.
Research > Statistical methods.
Corrélation (Statistique)
Éducation de la première enfance > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Recherche > Méthodes statistiques > Études de cas.
Recherche > Méthodes statistiques.
correlation.
Early childhood education.
United States.
Case studies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of the electronic book
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Summary:This example introduces researchers to Pearson's correlation coefficient, which is a measure of association between two continuous variables. Pearson's correlation coefficient measures the positive or negative linear relationship between two continuous variables. This example uses a subset of data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLSK) at the National Center for Education Statistics to examine kindergarten performance on math and reading. Analysis like this might help researchers and policy makers better understand early childhood education.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour)
Audience:Specialized.
ISBN:9781473942950
1473942950