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Module 3 Exercise 2
 

     
      Let’s go through another example. Draw your axes again and plot these scores: 
 
     
     
    Perceived Anxiety Scale
    Mid-term Test Scores
    60
    50
    100
    10
    60
    30
    40
    70
    80
    10
    20
    70
    40 
    50
    80
    30
     
 
       You draw two axes: one vertical and one horizontal. Then you plot the scores of the actual measures: 
     
      You will have a scatter plot as your output.  
       
       
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      If you then draw a line, so that the plotted points are on or as near to the line as possible, you have the regression line. 

       
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      This is a negative correlation, because as scores on one measure go up, so the scores on the other measure go down. You could also say that as scores on one measure go down, so the scores on the other measure go up. If the scores are moving in opposite directions, the regression line will go from upper left to lower right, and it is a negative relationship. 

      This is also considered a strong relationship, but not as strong as the previous one. The points are close to the line, indicating a strong relationship, but they are not on the line as they were in the previous example. 
 
Readings 
    Chapter 3  -- Linn R.L. & Gronlund, N.E. (1995). Measurement and assessment in teaching. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Merrill. 
 
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