Video Resource

Video 1: Correlation Versus Causation

Learning Objective: 8-1: The advantages and limits of correlational designs.

Description: Ted talk with Ionica Smeets that explains the danger of mixing up correlation and causation.

Web Resource

Web 1: Interpret Results

Learning Objective: 8-3: How to compute and interpret the statistics assessing correlations between interval and ratio variables.

Description: Provides visual explanations of how to interpret statistical significance and effect sizes. Also discusses practical significance.

Data sets

Practice calculating correlation statistics with a data analysis program. Use any of the data sets available on the “Datasets” tab.