Unit 4 · Relationships

How to run a Pearson correlation in SPSS

Run a Pearson correlation in SPSS, read the correlation matrix and report r in APA style.

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Bivariate Correlations

Analyze › Correlate › Bivariate measures how strongly two Scale variables move together, such as revision hours and exam score.

Bivariate Correlations

Variables

Participant ID [id]

Age in years [age]

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Variables:1

Revision hours [hours]

Exam score (%) [score]

Correlation Coefficients2

✓Pearson

Kendall's tau-b

Spearman

Test of Significance

✓Two-tailed

One-tailed

Options…Confidence interval…Bootstrap…

✓Flag significant correlations3

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1
VariablesMove in two or more Scale variables. SPSS correlates every pair.
2
PearsonTicked by default. Use it for Scale data that are roughly normal with no big outliers.
3
Flag significant correlationsAdds asterisks to significant results so you can spot them quickly.

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