Explore a correlation
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What relationship appears between practice hours and assessment scores in simulated data?

DATA: Synthetic teaching records; not research findings.
Download: https://datastatpro.com/downloads/practice/explore-correlation.csv

VARIABLES
participant_id: Synthetic identifier; exclude from calculations
practice_hours: Hours of practice
assessment_score: Practice assessment points out of 100

ANALYSIS CHECKLIST
[ ] 1. Import the CSV and create a scatterplot of practice_hours and assessment_score.
[ ] 2. Inspect form and outliers before selecting Pearson or Spearman correlation.
[ ] 3. Report the selected coefficient with its sample size and uncertainty where available.
[ ] 4. Explain why a relationship in these intentionally constructed data does not establish causation.

DISCUSSION
Which method did you choose, and why?
What assumptions did you check?
What does your result show, and what can it not establish?

Tutorial: https://datastatpro.com/knowledge-base/tutorials/correlation-linear-regression.html

DataStatPro. (2026). DataStatPro (Version 2.2.3) [Statistical analysis platform]. https://www.datastatpro.com