similar correlations

[Alina Sheyman-3]

I'm analyzing survey results and noticed strange correlation levels. I have
a dependent variable question (what is your opinion of A on the scale of
1-10) that I'm comparing to another question consisting of 13 parts - on the
scale of 1-10 is A blah-blah, is this-that, etc 13 times). Correlation
levels between the responses to the dependent var question and each of the
13 options are very similar. This seems a bit odd, what might be going on
here? Are respondents just giving the same response across all 13 q's?

thanks for your help

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[Rich Ulrich]

That's not especially odd, since you describe the 13 as "parts" of
a scale.  And you think that the scale relates to the dependent variable.

What does the Reliability procedure tell you about the correlations
among the 13 items as a scale?

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Rich Ulrich

> Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 21:50:20 -0400

> From: [hidden email]
> Subject: similar correlations
> To: [hidden email]
>
> I'm analyzing survey results and noticed strange correlation levels. I have
> a dependent variable question (what is your opinion of A on the scale of
> 1-10) that I'm comparing to another question consisting of 13 parts - on the
> scale of 1-10 is A blah-blah, is this-that, etc 13 times). Correlation
> levels between the responses to the dependent var question and each of the
> 13 options are very similar. This seems a bit odd, what might be going on
> here? Are respondents just giving the same response across all 13 q's?
>
> thanks for your help
>