Correlation Assignment
MOHA 570
Part One Instructions: A healthcare researcher would like to answer the following research question: Is there a correlation between occupancy rate and percent of residents with catheters? Using what you’ve read about correlations in Field, a null and alternate hypothesis for this research question. Using the SPSS-generated output box provided below, compose an APA-formatted results interpretation paragraph.
| Correlations | |||
| OccRate | cathedres | ||
| OccRate | Pearson Correlation | 1 | -.100* |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | .046 | ||
| N | 400 | 400 | |
| cathedres | Pearson Correlation | -.100* | 1 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | .046 | ||
| N | 400 | 400 | |
| *. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). | |||
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Results and Interpretation:
Part Two Instructions: Use the Excel file provided in Canvas to calculate the correlation coefficient between total hospital expenditures and obesity rate. Paste the coefficient and interpretation here. (formulas > more functions > statistical > correl OR data > data analysis (may be an add in) > correlation).
