Learning objectives:

• Learn how to calculate and interpret the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient
  
• Learn about the use and abuse of correlation
• Learn how to apply correlation analysis to your research question

Lecture:

• Homework week 15: Read the required literature (see below)
  
• Required reading week 15:
  • Coolidge, Frederick L. 2012. Statistics: A Gentle Introduction. Sage. pp. 175-191
    

Seminar:

• Homework week 15: Read the required literature (see below)
• Required reading week 15:
  
  • Acock, Alan C. 2014. A Gentle Introduction to Stata, Fourth Edition, Stata Press. Section 8.5
    
  • Hamilton, Lawrence. 2008. Statistics with Stata - International Edition. Stata Press. pp. 186-190