Even Muppets can do correlations! AQA Spec 3.2.3

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Even Muppets can do correlations! AQA Spec 3.2.3 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ9yAV8uQ7g

Hello ! I am fozzy bear and we are going to look at facebook today fozzy on facebook Hello ! I am fozzy bear and we are going to look at facebook today Yay !!!

It’s all about friends – right ? OK – so here is my Facebook page and lets all agree about one thing; Facebook is all about friends – right ? The more friends you have – the happier you will be :o)

It’s all about friends – right ? That means there is a positive correlation between friends and happiness. A correlation is a relationship between two variables where changes in one variable go along with changes in the other variable. So back to facebook: the more friends you have – the happier you will be :o)

There are 2 types of correlations Positive Negative Variable Y Variable Y Variable X Variable X

Positive Correlations The variables change in the same direction, Like friends and happiness. Number of Friends Happiness

Negative Correlations The variables change in opposite directions As friends increase, loneliness will decrease. Number of Friends Loneliness

The Coefficient of Correlation If you were reporting your research you couldn’t just say “the line slopes up to the right a bit” or “it looks positive” There is a mathematical value for any correlation. We call this the coefficient of the correlation. This as a mathematical phenomenon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N_tupPBtWQ

A coefficient of 0.00 means there is no relationship between the variables. If we compared the number of friends people have to the % mark they got in their year 7 French exam, we might find there was just no connection. Sally got 70% and Billy got 30% but they both have 120 friends This is a zero folks !

The Coefficient of Correlation A value of +1.00 means a perfect, positive correlation. The more hours you work – the more money you get. If there is a 100% correspondence between the two, then the correlation would be +1.00 [We all know one whole one is 100% right ?]

The Coefficient of Correlation A value of -1.00 means a perfect, negative correlation. The more money you spend – the less you have in the bank. There could be a 100% negative correlation between spending and saving.

In the real world you don’t often find perfect correlations, usually they are weaker. If I say there is a +0.4 correlation between the number of friends people have on Facebook and the number they have in real life. How could that be?

In the real world you don’t often find perfect correlations, usually they are weaker. If there was a – 0.7 correlation between the time spent on facebook and the time spent on homework – why is it not -1.0 ?

Useful for the exam 3 advantages of correlations: 2 disadvantages They may indicate a connection between 2 issues in situations where experimental proof is impossible. They do not require manipulation of variables and are therefore safer and more ethical than doing experiments on humans. High ecological validity – these numbers came from real life They do not prove a causal relationship.

Problems with Correlations (1) Correlations show linear relationships but do not reflect curvilinear ones – so for example the effect of stress on exam performance : But really it’s a curve Correlation shows it as a straight line. Exam Mark Exam Mark Stress Stress

Problems with Correlations (2) Correlations demonstrate that there may be a relationship between two sets of data. But they don’t show what the cause is !!! You have to try to work out the relationship. Don’t fall for the trap of thinking that one aspect automatically causes the other. Suppose I find a correlation between shoe size and the number of facebook friends ? Does that mean that one of them causes the other? I don’t think so :o)

The “third variable” problem Does violent crime make people buy more ice-cream? Does eating ice-cream cause violent crime ? Or is there a “Third Variable” which is causing both ? Ice cream sales Violent crime Oh my ! Oh my ! What could that third variable be?

Why not causation? A B B A A C B X A Y B Maybe A causes B Or maybe B causes A But something else might cause both. Or the two things might not be related at all B A C B A X A Y B

Does facebook improve A Level grades? Maybe increased use of facebook is pushing up grades Or maybe better educated students use facebook more But maybe more access to computers has improved A level grades AND led to more people using facebook. Or the two things might not be related at all. More online access has boosted facebook Better teaching pushes up grades. A B B A C B A C A D B

Mini whiteboard Class Activity Draw a simple scatter graph and correlation line on the whiteboard Title Label each axis (including units) Examples that you could use: Like fitness level and number of hours a week spent exercising Or number of calories eaten a day and weight Or temperature and ice cream sales Is your correlation positive or negative ? Now come up with an example of the opposite on the other side of your whiteboard

Rules to correlations You have to look at the two variables to see if they are occurring at the same time. The 2 variables have to be measurable Question: On your white boards write down the term for making something measurable or idiot proof ? answer operationalisation.

Can you come up with 3 ideas for a correlation? Activity Can you come up with 3 ideas for a correlation? Write them on your white board now

Studies you know already (or will soon know!) What type of correlation did Bahrick find between the years which had passed and the number of pictures recognised? Belskey found that children who spent too many hours per week in nursery care were more aggressive later – what kind of correlation is that ?

Your own correlational Study Research question: Is there a relationship between amount of sleep (hours) and score in the end of Biopsychology unit test (%)? Variable 1: Sleep (hours) Variable 2: Biopsychology test score (%) Null Hypothesis: There will be no correlation between sleep and score Write the alternate hypothesis now Would you make it one tailed or two tailed? Why?

Time for some drawing… Have a go at plotting your data on a graph of your own Include : A title Label both axis (including units of measurement) Accurately plot the data Draw a line of best fit

Teachers Only Here are the answers to the questions. Bahrick – negative correlation Belskey – positive Petersons - Time, and frequency of remembering trigram Teenagers v old people = correlations don't prove causes Negative correlation more likely between time on facebook and exam marks No independent variable in a correlation – if there was it would be an experiment Correlations cannot be more than 1.00 AND they don't prove anything – they only demonstrate a link. Correlating age and friends on facebook – would fail to allow for the curve – just like the example on stress