Correlation Activities
Does Being Wealthy Distort Perceptions of Wealth Inequality?
Does Being Wealthy Distort Perceptions of Wealth Inequality?
Original article: Dawtry, R. J., Sutton, R. M., & Sibley, C. G. (2015). Why wealthier people think people are wealthier, and why it matters: From social sampling to attitudes to redistribution. Psychological Science, 26, 1389-1400.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Recode and compute new variables
Calculate means and standard deviations
Conduct bivariate correlations
Generate a correlation matrix of the results
Do Outbreaks of Infectious Diseases Influence Voting Behavior?
Do Outbreaks of Infectious Diseases Influence Voting Behavior?
Original article: Beall, A. T., Hofer, M. K., & Shaller, M. (2016). Infections and elections: Did an Ebola outbreak influencethe 2014 U.S. federal elections (and if so, how)? Psychological Science, 27, 595-605.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Conduct bivariate correlations
Restrict analyses to only certain cases
Generate a correlation matrix of the results