What is the purpose of a correlation? To assess the ability of one variable to predict another To assess the ability of one variable to cause change in another Both a and b Both a and c

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What is the purpose of a correlation?

- To assess the ability of one variable to predict another
- To assess the ability of one variable to cause change in another
- Both a and b
- Both a and c

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Correlation method is used in psychological research to study the relationship between variables. Correlation has 3 possibilities i e. Positive correlation, Negative correlation, and No correlation. It does not provide cause-effect data. Although strength of correlation is high it cannot be used for establishing causation. 

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