TRAITS THAT RELATE TO A STUDENT'S SOCIAL QUOTIENT

Vallejo High School (CA)

25 classes of 9th and 10th graders In Health/ Careers & Business Academy

Read a newspaper article on how the data below was collected.

Correlations below (as 33 for male happiness) shown xlOO; could range from +100 to -100.

Correlations in the social sciences rarely go above 0.3 (shown as 30 here).

MALES.......................................FEMALES

POSITIVE CORRELATION.................POSITIVE CORRELATION

33 My general happiness................ 20 Grade Point Average

27 Rough IQ (SAT&GPA)................. 20 Upbeat, positive attitude

22 Grade Point Average....................17 My general happiness

20 Upbeat, positive attitude.............18 Rough IQ (SAT&GPA)

19 Number of smiles/ day.................15 Number of smiles/ day

15 I really like most people...............14 Courtesy to others

15 Darker hair color............................13 I really like most people

14Sense of humor...............................11 Adapt to new situations

14 SAT- math.........................................10 SAT- verbal

13 I tell others my problems................9 Longer hair length

12 Non-whites preferred......................9 Success -other activities

11 Courtesy to others

11 Adapt to new situations..................NO CORRELATION

11 Athletic ability.....................................5 I enjoy listening to others

10 Success -other activities..................5 SAT- math

10 SAT- verbal...........................................4 My Height

......................................................................3 I'm considered a leader

NO CORRELATION................................... 2 Athletic ability

3 I enjoy listening to others....................1 Sense of humor

3 I 'm considered a leader.....................(1) Physical attractiveness

2 I have strong opinions.......................(4) I tell others my problems

1 My weight .............................................(6) I have strong opinions

(0) Body Mass Index..............................(7) Lighter hair color

(1) My Height ...........................................(8) Ethnicity: whites preferred

(2) Physical attractiveness...................(8) Tend to go with crowd

(2) Tend to go with crowd.....................(8) My weight

(3) Job Pay per hour

NEGATIVE CORRELATION ....................NEGATIVE CORRELATION

(18) Long hair length..............................(11) Job Pay per hour

......................................................................(11) Body Mass Index

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