Chapter Objectives

After completing the study of Chapter 12, students should be able to:

1. Describe the main characteristics of correlational research;
2. List the purposes and limitations of correlational research;
3. Describe the general approach to conducting correlational research;
4. Differentiate between a predictor and a criterion variable;
5. List and describe different types of correlation coefficients;
6. Describe the interpretation of correlation coefficients, and
7. Describe the nature of causal-comparative research.