Apart
from correlational studies that link MDI data to other measures, future studies also need to explore to what extent the MDI measures constructs similarly for different subpopulations.
Beginning with the leadership of Russ Whitehurst at the Institute of Education Sciences, IES has begun shifting its grants and contracts away
from correlational studies like Coleman's and toward those that evaluate interventions with random - assignment and other quasi-experimental designs.
And most research on diet and health or PTSD comes
from correlational studies, as no ethics committee will let you induce obesity or traumetize someone for an experiment.
Not exact matches
For example, a
correlational study of two American subgroups — one
from La Leche League and one control group — found that frequent feedings reduced crying in babies who were two months old but did not make a difference for four - month - old babies.
But, these
studies are all
correlational, so it could be that parents who breastfeed are somehow different
from parents who don't breastfeed in systematic ways that lead to positive health outcomes.
Young adults with thinner cortex in particular brain regions are more impulsive during a decision - making task than teens with thicker cortex, according to a large
correlational study of adolescents
from the Philadelphia Neurodevelopmental Cohort.
«This
study provides
correlational evidence for active anti-interferon antibodies providing protection
from type 1 diabetes, but more research is needed to prove causation in humans.
A few
correlational studies have shown individuals consuming 8 cups of water per day are less likely to suffer
from
The researchers noted, however, that «the relationships here are
correlational, not causal,» and the finding could be at odds with another finding
from the
study.13 Separately, the VAL - ED principal performance assessment (developed with support
from The Wallace Foundation) measures principals on community and parent engagement.14 Vanderbilt researchers who developed the assessment are undertaking further
study on how important this practice is in affecting students, achievement.
Findings
from a large number of
correlational studies on language have shown that frequency of exposure strongly predicts word learning and seems to have long - range consequences for later language and reading levels.35 Although this finding is often mentioned in the literature, what is new is that we may have underestimated the frequency required to learn words.
Synthesizing the Evidence
From Cross-State Causal - Comparative and
Correlational Studies
The
study used a
correlational design using data
from a one - shot, timed observation.
In another
correlational study, Lance Long and William Christenson
studied the relationship between readability and outcome in appellate briefs.126 They sampled 882 appellate briefs
from the Supreme Court, federal appellate courts, and state supreme courts.
This is important given that
correlational studies can not disentangle effects of parenting
from gene - environment correlations (ie, maltreating parents may also transmit genes predisposing to abnormal HPA functioning to their children).
They report, «evidence
from behaviour genetics research and epidemiological,
correlational and experimental
studies shows that parenting practices have a major influence on many different domains of children's development.
Virtually all the work to be considered derives
from correlational (and sometimes longitudinal)
studies linking some putative determinant with some feature of parenting.
Evidence
from behaviour genetics research and epidemiological,
correlational, and experimental
studies shows that parenting practices have a major influence on children's development.3