{"id":489,"date":"2020-06-05T21:00:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T21:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mixingin.com\/?p=489"},"modified":"2020-06-05T21:02:41","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T21:02:41","slug":"practice-calculating-the-pearson-r-correlation-height-and-running-speed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachpsychscience.org\/index.php\/practice-calculating-the-pearson-r-correlation-height-and-running-speed\/489\/research-methods\/","title":{"rendered":"Practice: Calculating the Pearson r Correlation (Height and Running Speed)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mixingin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/practice.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-284\" width=\"398\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachpsychscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/practice.jpeg 474w, https:\/\/teachpsychscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/practice-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Instructors should assign this problem (about how height and running speed in the 40 yard dash) to students as in-class practice or homework after students have learned how to calculate a Pearson <em>r<\/em> correlation and test for significance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The activity leads students through determining the hypotheses, calculating the correlation coefficient, making a decision about the null hypotheses and summarizing the results. 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