Question

Imagine that a researcher correctly computes a correlation coefficient to quantify the relationship between two variables. In the data set that she works with, low scores on Variable X tend to be paired with low scores on Variable Y, and high scores on Variable X tend to be paired with high scores on Variable Y. Based on this data set, what type of correlation coefficient should the researcher expect to find

Answer 1

Positive value of correlation Coefficient

Explanation:

The correlation Coefficient value, R is a correlation measure which gives information about both the strength of association between two variables and also the type of association between them (negative or positive). R has a standardized value which ranges from - 1 to +1

Negative relationship between variables are depicted with negative (where one variable decreases as the other increases) R value while positive association (increase in one variable means leads to increase in the other variable) are depicted with positive R values.

Therefore, for the relationship described above, the correlation Coefficient will be positive.