Correlation Coefficient (r)

Strength of association between different ratings of the same thing

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Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Correlation coefficient (r) reflects the Direction and magnitude of linear association between variables

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Scoring

Interpretation

Direction (regardless of magnitude):

  • Positive correlation (+r): as one variable increases, the other variable increases
  • Negative correlation (‐r): as one variable increases, the other variable decreases
    • AKA inverse correlation

Magnitude (regardless of direction):

    1. values range from: 0.00 (no association) to 1.00 (perfect association)
  • The closer (r) is to 1.00, the stronger the association between variables

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