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PS300: Research
Methods
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Correlational Research Happiness study conducted by Pew Research
Centero Family incomeo Political party affiliationo Church attendanceo Marital Statuso Other Factors
Conclusions Reflection Reminders for Unit 6 Assignments
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Correlationo 2 things (variables) that go hand in hand
or related (correlated)o Can make predictions about variableso Can not assume or infer cause of
variables (that one thing leads to the other)
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Correlation coefficient-direction and strength of coefficient. o Direction can be either positive or negative
Positive correlation-values for one measure increases as values for other measure also increases
Negative correlation-values for one measure increases the value for other measure decreases
Correlation coefficient can range from value of 0.0 to 1.00
( + 1.00 indicates perfect positive correlation, -1.00 indicates perfect negative correlation)
Perfect correlation=predictions with absolute confidence
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• Race and Ethnicity– For non-Hispanic Whites family income correlated to
being happy– For Blacks there is no correlation between income and
happiness
• Age and Gender– No difference in gender, age varied slightly (middle aged
or old happier than young)
• Work, Education, Health, Geography, Miscellaneous– Healthier people and better educated happier
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• Using multiple regression analysis isolated each factor with happiness while controlling other factors
• Being in good health ultimately predicts happiness
• Single children with minor children significantly unhappy
• Education, gender, race not statistically significant effect on happiness
• Having a pet or not does not significantly impact happiness
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• Do you agree with these findings? Why? • How have these types of findings been
inaccurately reported by the news media? • How has this changed your views of the many
research reports that you hear about daily? • Does the lack of a significant correlation between
two variables mean there is no relationship or association? What else could be happening?
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Unit 6 project-find an actual research study from credible source to apply what you learned about correlational research methods
Submit to Unit 6 project dropbox as Word document formatted in proper APA
Respond to both discussions and make sure to support your primary response with at least 1 source
Respond to at least 2 classmates for each discussion board. (try to do more than 2 if you can and provide substantive responses)
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Pew Research Center (2006 February 13). Are we Happy yet? Retrieved from http://pewresearch.org/pubs/301/are- we-happy-yetKeith, T.Z., Reimers, T.M., Fehrmann, P.G., Pottebaum, S.M., & Aubrey, L.W. (1986). Parental Involvement, homework, and TV Time: Direct and indirect effects on High School achievement. Journal of Educational Psychology, 78, 373-380.Zechmeister, J.S., Zechmeister, E.B., & Shaughnessy, J.J. (2001). Essentials of Research Methods in Psychology. New York: McGraw Hill.