Short Answers:

Instructions:

Now it is your turn to use what you have learned about correlation and make some decisions.

Use your personal experience with the subject that the question is talking about and the concepts you learned this week to answer these questions.

Note that the terms "study" and "investigator" in the questions imply that the different topics have been fully researched. You do not need to justify the validity or reject the research, focus on just answering the question that is being asked.

There are no right or wrong answers; however, make sure to justify your answers with arguments made up of your experience and your knowledge of correlation. Make sure you add substantive information to your answer.

Each of the answers must have a minimum of three complete sentences. Please note sentences made up three to five words are not considered complete.

QUESTION 5.1

A film production company hires an investigator to research the popularity of movie sequels of very popular movies. After the study, the researcher states that sequels to popular films are popular too.

Do you agree with the researcher's conclusion? Why or why not? _________________

QUESTION 5.2

A game developer wants to know about games with high levels of difficulty affect gamer motivation. One of their researchers stated that games with high levels of difficulty discourage players from playing the game. Why do you think this is not accurate?

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QUESTION 5.3

1. A music production publication publishes a study that discusses how fireworks in concerts increase revenue. Is this a reasonable correlation? Why or why not?_____________________
2. Define confidence intervals in simple words.?_____________
3. Define correlation coefficient in simple words._____________