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No Correlation - GCSE Psychology Definition

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In GCSE Psychology, 'no correlation' refers to a situation where there is no relationship between two variables. This means that when one variable changes, the other does not show a predictable increase or decrease.

For example, if you were to look at the number of hours a student spends playing video games and their scores in a maths exam, and found that changes in gaming time do not affect their exam scores in any consistent way, this would be an example of no correlation. In simple terms, one thing does not impact the other. This is important to understand so we can identify when two things might not be related at all.

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Raj joined Save My Exams in 2024 as a Senior Content Creator for Psychology & Sociology. Prior to this, she spent fifteen years in the classroom, teaching hundreds of GCSE and A Level students. She has experience as Subject Leader for Psychology and Sociology, and her favourite topics to teach are research methods (especially inferential statistics!) and attachment. She has also successfully taught a number of Level 3 subjects, including criminology, health & social care, and citizenship.

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