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Utilization of Assessment Data: K. Describing Relationship
Utilization of Assessment Data: K. Describing Relationship
Utilization of Assessment Data: K. Describing Relationship
ASSESSMENT DATA
K. DESCRIBING RELATIONSHIP
Positive correlation
Negative correlation
Zero correlation.
There are two ways of identifying correlation between two
variables:
Positive Correlation
Negative Correlation
Zero Correlation
SCATTERGRAM OF CORRELATION
Example 1:
MATH SCORE SCIENCE
1 6
2 8
3 10
4 11
5 13
6 16
7 20 Analysis:
As math score increases, there is a corresponding increase in the
8 21 science score.
SCATTERGRAM OF CORRELATION
Example 2:
MATH SCORE SCIENCE
1 20
2 17
3 15
4 13
5 12
6 9
7 7 Analysis:
As math scores increase, science score decrease.
8 4
SCATTERGRAM OF CORRELATION
Example 3:
Analysis:
No discernable pattern can be formed from the given set of points.
No single line can be drawn that is best fitted to all points in the
plane.
Example: Score in Math(x) Score in Science(y)
12 16
250530 236220
rxy
232305 216225 272430 258064
14310 14310
rxy
Analysis:
Thus, this means that 16080 14366 231005280
students who are good it
14310
math are also good in rxy 0.941518 0.94
science. 15198.85785
Let’s Try
Prof. Henry conducted a test to his 10 students in Statistics and Assessment 2. Find the
correlation coefficient given that:
Student Statistics Assessment 2
1 36 38
2 26 34
3 38 38
4 15 27
5 17 25
6 28 26
7 32 35
8 35 36
9 12 19
10 35 38
10(9192) 274316
rxy
108332 274 1010400 316
2 2
rxy 0.91
Analysis:
Thus, this means that students who are good it Statistics are also good in
Assessment 2.
Example: Student Math Score English Score
Glenn 45 50
Ten (10) aspirant of the Tuazon Scholarship at Dell James 47 45
University were rank in their Mathematics and John 39 35
English Scores. Find the Spearman rho Coefficient Paul 37 41
and interpret. Carlo 33 38
Rey 40 39
Shev 15 25
Ninya 46 49
Gia 25 40
Mitch 44 42
6 D 2 Steps in Solving
1
N N 2 1 1. Rank the scores.
634
2. Find the difference between pair
1
10102 1
3. Square the difference.
4. Summation of the squared difference.
204 5. Use Spearman rho formula
1
10100 1 Student Math Score Science Score D 𝐷2
204 Glenn 3 1 2 4
1
1099 James 1 3 -2 4
204 John 6 9 -3 9
1 Paul 7 5 2 4
990
1 0.21 Carlo 8 8 0 0
Rey 5 7 -2 4
Analysis: 0.79 Shev 10 10 0 0
There is a high positive correlation between the math
scores and science scores of ten aspirants in the Tuazon Ninya 2 2 0 0
Scholarship. Gia 9 6 3 9
Thus, students who are good in math are also good in
Science. Mitch 4 4 0 0
σ 𝐷2
= 34