Give a brief explanation of the measures of central tendency in your own words with examples:

1) Mean

2) Median

3) Mode

4) Standard deviation

Select a peer reviewed research study that assesses a correlation of some type (relationship between variables) and cite the source per APA. Briefly summarize the study identifying:

1) The independent and dependent variables

2) Cite one of the measures of central tendency noted in the study (be sure you select a study that contains this information)

3) What level of measurement was used for the variables (nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio)?

4) What level of significance (p value) was used to assess the statistical significance?

5) What statistical test was employed, e.g., Pearson's r, Spearman, etc?

6) What type of correlation is represented by the results? Positive? Negative? No relationship?

7) What are the implications for practice?