Metainformation
| Tag | Value |
|---|---|
| file | Inferential_Statistics_vufsw-correlation-1351-en_vufsw-correlation-1351-en |
| name | vufsw-correlation-1351-en |
| section | descriptive statistics/summary statistics/bivariate statistics/correlation |
| type | schoice |
| solution | FALSE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE |
| Type | interpreting output |
Question
Some whatsapp users can no longer leave their whatsapp alone; for them it has become compulsive behaviour. This is possibly related to the feeling of not wanting to miss anything, or the ‘fear-of-missing-out’ (FOMO). The data file of Esam, Groot, Smits and Verhelst (2016) was collected to investigate this relationship. The data were collected via an online survey among 204 respondents.
In the partial correlation matrix below, including zero-order correlations, we examined whether there is a relationship between compulsive Whatsapp use and ‘fear-of-missing-out’ and whether this relationship changes when holding the influence of educational level constant. The variables Y = COMPULSIVE (a higher score means more compulsive whatsapp use), X = FOMO (a higher score means a stronger feeling of ‘fear-of-missing-out’), and the third variable is EDUCATION (level of education: a higher score means a higher level of education).
How should we interpret the correlation between FOMO and Whatsapp use?
1: The higher the level of fear of missing out, the more compulsive the
use of Whatsapp.
2: The lower the level of fear-of-missing-out, the less compulsive the
use of Whatsapp.
- FALSE: Only statement 1 is true
- FALSE: Only statement 2 is true
- TRUE: Both statements are true
- FALSE: Neither of these statements is true
- False
- False
- True
- False