Correlation — Chapter Summary
ICSE · Class 11 · Economics
Summary of Correlation for ICSE Class 11 Economics. Key concepts: Correlation exists when two, Association is a general and Correlation analysis of two.
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Overview
Correlation is the study of how two or more variables move together. When a change in one variable is accompanied by a change in another, the variables are correlated. The relationship may be positive, negative, linear, or non-linear. Correlation analysis of two variables is called bivariate analysi
Key Concepts
Correlation exists when two variables vary
Correlation exists when two variables vary together in the same direction or in opposite directions. A rise in income may be linked with a rise in exp
Association is a general relationship between
Association is a general relationship between two variables. Correlation is a measure of association and is often used for a linear-type relationship.
Correlation analysis of two variables
Correlation analysis of two variables is called bivariate analysis.
Correlation may be positive or negative
Correlation may be positive or negative. Positive correlation, also called direct correlation, means both variables move in the same direction. Negati
Simple correlation studies two variables
Simple correlation studies two variables. Partial correlation measures the relationship between two variables while keeping other variables constant.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the meaning of correlation and the idea of bivariate analysis.
- Distinguish correlation from association.
- Identify factors that affect correlation.
- Classify correlation by direction, number of variables, and form.
- Recognise degrees of correlation such as perfect, high, moderate, low, and zero.
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