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Correction for attenuation is a term defined as correction of the reduction, caused by low reliability, in the estimated correlation between a test and another measure. The Correction for attenuation formula is used to estimate what the correlation would have been if the variables had been perfectly reliable.

Correctional psychology refers to that aspect of forensic psychology which is concerned with the diagnosis and classification of offenders, the treatment of correctional populations, and the rehabilitation of inmates and other law violators.

Corrections is defined as the implementation and execution of sentences imposed by the courts. It is also, the system that administers those sentences.

Corrective emotional experiences refer to life events that allow a person to gain a new perspective on a past experience. The term is used by Self psychology therapists to describe the proce

Correlates defined as related variables. Clinicians who employs a correlational orientation to patient data focus on the presumed behavioral, attitudinal, or emotional correlates of specific results.

correlation is the degree to which two (2) variables are associated. In a Positive correlation, the two (2) variables increase or decrease together while in a Negative correlation, one variable decreases as the other increases.

Correlation coefficient refers to the statistics that measures the strength of relations between two measures, example, intelligence and school achievement); expressed in a positive or negative ratio from -1.0 to _1.0.
Other definition:
Correlation Coefficient is a number that describes the degree of Association between two (2) variables of interest.

Correlation matrix refers to an array that displays the correlations between all possible pairs of variables in the array.