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    PracticeAQA GCSEAQA GCSE Psychology Paper 1Question 25.7
    Easy1 markMultiple Choice
    Cognition and BehaviourResearch MethodsCorrelationData Analysis

    AQA GCSE · Question 25.7 · Cognition and Behaviour

    Identify the type of correlation the researcher has found between exercise and mental well-being.

    Answer options:

    A.

    Negative correlation

    B.

    No correlation

    C.

    Perfect correlation

    D.

    Positive correlation

    How to approach this question

    Look at the data in Table 3 or your sketched scatter diagram. Observe the general trend. Do the well-being scores tend to go up as the exercise scores go up? If so, it's a positive correlation. If they tend to go down, it's a negative correlation. If there's no pattern, there's no correlation.

    Full Answer

    D.Positive correlation✓ Correct
    Correlation describes a relationship between two variables. A positive correlation means that as one variable increases, the other variable also tends to increase. A negative correlation means that as one variable increases, the other tends to decrease. No correlation means there is no relationship. By looking at the data (e.g., participant 4 has 2 mins exercise and a score of 7, while participant 10 has 45 mins exercise and a score of 15), we can see a general trend that more exercise is associated with higher well-being scores. This is a positive correlation.

    Common mistakes

    Confusing positive and negative correlation. Assuming the correlation is perfect when it is not.
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