Interpret Your Correlation Matrix (Pearson’s r)

Interpret Your Correlation Matrix (Pearson’s r)

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Correlations

 

Total perceived stress

Total life satisfaction

Total perceived stress

Pearson Correlation

1

-.494**

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Correlations

 

Total perceived stress

Total life satisfaction

Total perceived stress

Pearson Correlation

1

-.494**

Sig. (2-tailed)

 

.000

N

433

433

Total life satisfaction

Pearson Correlation

-.494**

1

Sig. (2-tailed)

.000

 

N

433

436

**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

From the matrix, there is a moderate negative correlation between total perceived stress and total life satisfaction (r = −.494, p < .01). This means that as students’ stress levels increase, their life satisfaction tends to decrease.

There are no strong correlations (r ≥ .50) or weak correlations (r < .30) reported in this matrix, as it only includes two variables with one correlation value.

The relationship is statistically significant (p = .000), indicating that the result is unlikely due to chance. This finding is not surprising, as higher stress is commonly associated with lower life satisfaction in real-life contexts.

Interpret Your Correlation Matrix (Pearson’s r)

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Your interpretation is clear and accurate 👍 You correctly identified the moderate negative correlation and explained it in a very understandable way.
One small suggestion: ...

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Your interpretation is clear and accurate 👍 You correctly identified the moderate negative correlation and explained it in a very understandable way.
One small suggestion: since r = −.494 is very close to −.50, you might briefly mention that it is borderline strong, which adds a bit more nuance to your analysis.