Question

The method of "partial correlation" is used to:

• A. Measure the linear relationship between two variables while controlling for the effect of a third variable.
• B. Find the correlation between all variables in a dataset.
• C. Determine the causal relationship between a partial set of variables.
• D. Calculate the correlation for only a part of the data.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Measure the linear relationship between two variables while controlling for the effect of a third variable.

• Partial correlation is a more advanced methodological technique that allows a researcher to isolate the relationship between two variables by statistically removing the influence of other variables.