Describe in words the nature of the relationship between eachpair of variables as indicated by the value of the correlationcoefficient. Be sure to include

    a. the direction of the relationship

    b. the strength of the relationship.

    c. a verbal description ofthe way the variables \"go together.\" Please read the interpretationbelow, to considered your interpretation complete, you need towrite the verbal description with a similar format. The firstsentence describes the direction and strength of the correlation.The second sentence describes how the variables correlate and thethird sentence explain how one variable affects the other. If anyof these sentences are missing on the interpretation, you will notreceive any credit for the answers.

Example

r = + .85 between increasedcaloric intake and body weight.

                       

Interpretation: There is a very strong positive relationshipbetween caloric intake and body weight. As the caloric intakeincreases the body weight increases. The more calories a personconsumes the greater the increase in his/her weight

Using the interpretation above as anexample, write the interpretation

1. r = -.96 between cravingfor pizza and ability to concentrate on studying.

2. r = +.02 between length ofmarriage and marital satisfaction.

3. r = +.55 between parentand child intelligence test scores.