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Simple Correlation Analysis

A researcher conducted a small research aimed at examining the correlation between

intelligence quotient (IQ) and students’ learning achievement. Experts argue that students with
high IQ perform better at school than those who are with low IQ.

There were twenty students participated in the research. For the purpose of the
investigation, the researcher applied the following hypothesis.

H0: There is relationship between IQ and learning achievement.

Ha: There is no relationship between IQ and learning achievement.
The following data were gathered from IQ and learning achievement tests.

Data

Participants IQ score Learning achievement score

NO
1 KL 75 78
2 MN 80 90
3 OP 85 80
4 QR 75 80
5 ST 75 78
6 UV 60 90
7 WX 65 75
8 YZ 70 80
9 AB 60 77
10 CD 75 79
11 RS 80 90
12 TU 70 75
13 VW 80 95
14 XY 75 80
15 ZA 76 75
16 BC 70 76
17 DE 70 78
18 FG 70 80
19 HI 80 85
20 JK 80 90
After data were analyzed using SPSS software, the following results were yielded.

Correlations

LEARNING
IQ ACHIEVEMENT

IQ Pearson Correlation 1 .370

Sig. (2-tailed) .108

N 20 20

LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT Pearson Correlation .370 1

Sig. (2-tailed) .108

N 20 20

Source: Analysis results using SPSS Version 16, June 6, 2018

Data interpretation

Twenty participants included in small research aimed at examining the correlation

between intelligence quotient (IQ) and learning achievement. After gathering and analyzing the
data using SPSS software, it revealed that the Pearson correlation coefficient (.37) is positive,
indicating a low positive correlation between intelligence quotient (IQ) and students’ learning
achievement. It means that the higher IQ score students’ achieve, the better their learning
performance. However, it is beneficial to notice that, although there is relationship between
intelligence quotient (IQ) and students’ learning achievement, the relationship is low. Results of
the finding indicated that H0 is accepted.
Furthermore, it is also beneficial to consider the size of the value of the correlation
coefficient. This can range from -1.00 to 1.00. This value indicates the strength of the
relationship between two variables being examined. A correlation of 0 indicates no relationship
at all, a correlation of 1.0 indicates a perfect positive correlation, and a value of -1.0 indicates a
perfect negative correlation (Pallant, 2010). According to Cohen (as cited in Pallant, 2010), the
following guidelines are used to interpret the strength of the relationship.
 small r= .10 to .29
medium r= .30 to .49
large r= .50 to 1.0

Based on the SPSS output above, it shows that there is a large correlation between the
two variables (above .5), suggesting quite a strong relationship between minutes spent reading
and reading competency.

Reference

Pallant, J. (2010). SPSS Survival Manual 4th Edition. England: Mc Graw Hill.