# correlation

1. ### Is there a Correlation metric for Categorical vs Numerical features?

I've been searching for some time for a correlation metric analogous to the Pearson correlation value for numerical vs numerical features, or Cramér's V for categorical vs categorical features, but this time for categorical vs numerical features. This is my toy data example in Python, where...
2. ### Correlation and reproducibility

Hi, I just registered to find some answers to probably very simple questions.. I hope those are not answered too often in the forum, but my computer gives me an error when I try to use the search function (maybe due to corporate internet restrictions). Starting situation 1: 4...
3. ### What does it mean if my Pearson r correlation is not significant?

Hi there, So ive got a sample size of 400 Uni students, measuring a correlation between stress and exercise levels in minutes, and I received a non-significant results. Can anybody help explain why this is the case? Im having trouble interpreting it.
4. ### Triangulating multiple data sources of prescription information

I am currently working on a retrospective database study assessing the real-world effectiveness of a medication. I am faced with a few challenges. I have 3 sources of prescription data: pharmacy records, E-Prescribe database, and medication reconciliation information obtained from the nurse's...
5. ### Urgent!

Please please help me! Hello there :) It's probably really straight forward but I'm having a very hard time trying to find a relationship between variables. I have an variable (Self-esteem) and I'm trying to assess whether there is a causal relationship between low self-esteem and if they...
6. ### Regression R2-value Vs spearman correlation coefficient

Greetings I have been assessing some of the relationships between EDTA extractable Pb Vs Pb in plants etc using regression analysis in minitab. I just found a study that did a correlation analysis instead providing the correlation coefficient and p-value in order to assess if the relationship...
7. ### Master thesis, statistics check!

About me: Medical student with minimal statistical knowledge or research experience Question related to: statistical regression/correlation analysis of a medical trial Trial design: Double blind, randomized controlled trial. Placebo vs vitamin with a few months between baseline and...
8. ### Adjusting for covariates in correlation test

Hi, I wonder if it is possible to adjust for covariates when we use PROC CORR (correlation test) in SAS. Thanks!
9. ### sampling/probability/correlation?

I have in my course this problem do you have any idea from people who work daily with stats ? the question is like that: the following data are available concerning the products of a firm taken at random from four factories, and classified according to level of quality: Factory A : from low to...
10. ### Can you use correlation for percentages?

I have two variables: the number of employees who work from home in the firm and the number of independent contractors in the firm - and I have this data for 70 firms. I am trying to determine what statistical measure of association I can use to determine whether there is a relationship...
11. ### Should I be using ANOVA?

Hi, I haven't done statistics in just over a year so trying to read through old notes and feeling a bit stuck! I'm running an experiment looking at pitch discrimination in both isolated notes and melodies, comparing both musicians and non musicians. 1) measuring pitch: should I be using...
12. ### correlation between group/factor level & individual scores with group means and MSE

Hi everyone, I've been working on this problem for a couple hours now, and I'm stumped. Essentially what we have are 4 groups of 25 people each. The groups are formed around a sales goal for each group ($10k,$20k, $30k,$40k). We don't know the individual scores within those groups, but...
13. ### Joint Probability

Hi All, I'm currently in a grad course with a nice complement of stats which we have been tasked to learn ourselves. Having some difficulties understanding joint probabilities. Specifically, I have a problem where we have 3 possible outcomes with probabilities p1=0.4, p2=0.1 and p3=0.5. If we...
14. ### Test negative factors among correlated determinants

Dear all, I am working on the obesity research. I found a molecule A that is negatively control the generation of adipocytes. I have a cohort of patients, and collected their adipose tissue samples (n=29). I do found that A is negatively correlated with adipogenesis in lean patients (n=22)...
15. ### associations and correlation VS Group differences

Hello to all Talk Stats members! I would really appreciate your help on an issue that's really troubling me... In a previous post of mine I talked about the following likert type question I have in my questionnaire; "How would you evaluate new technologies in your life?" (1: entirely negative...
16. ### general correlation question

hello! if variable A is correlated to var B (.37) and var B is correlated to var C (.32), can we infer the correlation between var A and var C? both correlations are p<0.01. is it .37 x .32? thanks!
17. ### Basic high school correlation coefficient help

Question + info: http://i.imgur.com/iyBWi2i.png In question 3, the correlation coefficient I get is the exact same as in question 2... Therefore no improvement at all, what gives? For question 3, I just calculated sale price/sq foot and then took natural log (ln) for each value. So...
18. ### Correlation length

Hi all, I'm working on a hydrological model. I supposed to build a mesh with correlation length in the permeability field. I know what is the meaning of the term 'Correlation length', It says that the permeability values that are near each other are relate and there is no drastic change in...
19. ### Should I use Pearson or Spearman correlation?

I have to know whether two variables are correlated or not in a sample. None of them are normally distributed, so I assumed that I should run Spearman's correlation, which gave me a correlation coefficient of 0.392 (p<0.05, and Pearson's correlation was equally p<0.05). My problem is that now I...
20. ### Ordinal DV correlation analysis

I am working on a project to analyze the frequency of use of public transit by an individual. However, One of my output variable "Frequency of use " is an ordinal scale with the 4 different categories: often, sometimes, rarely, never. I have treated this variable on a numerical scale with 1-...