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imanialler

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In an experimental design _____, whereas in a correlational design _____.
 
  a. there is only one variable (the independent variable); there are two variables (X and Y)
  b. there are two X variables; there are an X and a Y variable
  c. researchers assign each person an X score and then measure the score on the Y variable; researchers measure scores on variables that a participant has already experienced
  d. researchers measure scores on variables that a participant has already experienced; researchers assign each person an X score and then measure the score on the Y variable

Question 2

What does a correlation coefficient do?
 
  a. It allows us to draw conclusions about whether one variable causes another variable.
  b. It creates a correlational design, rather than an experimental design.
  c. It quantifies the pattern in a relationship.
  d. It summarizes the X scores and the Y scores separately.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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