I need to find out what these science terms mean.?

Question

Since I haven't been able to find them...what do these terms mean :
Strong Correlation
Weak Correlation
No Correlation
Inverse Correlation

If you can figure this out and give me a web site or the exact definitions of them I'll give you full credit. Thx

Answer 1

Maybe some examples would help:

1st notice the root word relation (meaning related to) in the word correlation.

Examples of:

Strong Correlation:
When the sun comes up, the temperature goes up.
When the sun sets, the temperature drops.
When the weather gets warmer, the bug population explodes.

Think of 2 lines on a graph. If there is a strong correlation between the 2, then everytime one line went up (or down) the 2nd line would follow to match the first.

Weak correlation:
In a weak correlation, when one line went up (or down) the second line would sometimes but not always follow the first.

No correlation:
In a no correlation situation, there would be no detectable pattern between the 2 lines.

Inverse means opposite, so in an inverse correlation, everytime one of the lines went up or down the other line would do the opposite.

Answer 2

There's an entire book that's available to help you find these answers. It's called a dictionary. First you must look up correlation, then all the other words. Then you will understand.

Answer 3

Well, it would help to know what you're references these terms to! Sounds like you're talking about statistics and Pearsons R. If you're talking about statistics, I suggest getting a stat book about and look up correlation, pearsons r, etc.

Answer 4

http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/stat/7/correlat.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation