Is the relationship arbitrary or causal?

1. Is the problem dealing with a
predictive or arbitrary relationship?
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

2. By the end of this presentation you will be able
to determine if your relationship question is –
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

3. By the end of this presentation you will be able
to determine if your relationship question is –
Predictive
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

4. By the end of this presentation you will be able
to determine if your relationship question is –
Predictive
or
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

5. By the end of this presentation you will be able
to determine if your relationship question is –
Predictive
or
Arbitrary
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

6. What is a predictive relationship?
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

7. A predictive relationship is a relationship where
one variable
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8. A predictive relationship is a relationship where
one variable (temperature)
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9. A predictive relationship is a relationship where
one variable (temperature)
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10. A predictive relationship is a relationship where
one variable (temperature) predicts another
variable
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11. A predictive relationship is a relationship where
one variable (temperature) predicts another
variable (ice melting).
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

12. A predictive relationship is a relationship where
one variable (temperature) predicts another
variable (ice melting).
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

13. For example,
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14. For example,
Does stress predict anxiety?
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

15. For example,
Does stress predict anxiety?
Meaning you can tell the amount of anxiety
someone has, if you know the amount of stress
they are under.
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

16. Here are some more examples:
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17. Administrators wish to know the degree to
which the number professor publications in
professional journals predicts the time it takes
for them to achieve tenure.
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

18. Administrators wish to know the degree to
which the number professor publications in
professional journals predicts the time it takes
for them to achieve tenure.So, if you know the number of professor
publications, you can predict the time it
takes to be tenured.
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

19. Marine biologist wish to determine the degree
to which the levels of nitrogen phosphate
concentration predicts a decrease in the number
of sea mollusks on the coast of California.
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

20. Marine biologist wish to determine the degree
to which the levels of nitrogen phosphate
concentration predicts a decrease in the number
of sea mollusks on the coast of California.So, if you know the levels of nitrogen
phosphate concentration, you can
predict the number of Mollusks.
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

21. Social scientists wish to determine the extent to
which the need for extrinsic motivation predicts
the number of selfies taken in a given day.
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

22. Social scientists wish to determine the extent to
which the need for extrinsic motivation predicts
the number of selfies taken in a given day.
So, if you know need for extrinsic
motivation, you can predict the number
of selfies taken in a given day.
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

23. In such cases, you will classify the relationship
as:
Predictive
Arbitrary
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24. In other instances the relationship between two
variables is not predictive but arbitrary.
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

25. In other instances the relationship between two
variables is not predictive but arbitrary.
Arbitrary
Predictive
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

26. Meaning we do not know what causes what, we
just know that:
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

27. Meaning we do not know what causes what, we
just know that:
- when one increases the other increases,
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28. Meaning we do not know what causes what, we
just know that:
- when one increases the other increases,
- or when one decreases the other decreases,
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

29. Meaning we do not know what causes what, we
just know that:
- when one increases the other increases,
- or when one decreases the other decreases,
- or when one increases the other decreases.
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

30. We just don’t know which influences which.
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31. We just don’t know which influences which.
Generally they most likely influence each other:
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32. We just don’t know which influences which.
Generally they most likely influence each other:
Probably influences and is
influenced byPeace
Honorable
Living
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33. We just don’t know which influences which.
Generally they most likely influence each other:
Anxiety DepressionProbably influences and is
influenced by
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

34. When we are not sure which is which, then this
becomes an arbitrary relationship as opposed
to a predictive relationship.
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

35. When we are not sure which is which, then this
becomes an arbitrary relationship as opposed to
a predictive relationship.
Predictive
Arbitrary
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

36. Note – unless your relationship problem
specifies a predictive relationship (with one
variable influencing directly another variable)
then the problem is most likely arbitrary.
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

37. What is the nature of your relationship
question?
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships

38. What is the nature of your relationship
question?
Predictive
or
Arbitrary
Predictive or Arbitrary Relationships