The strongest correlation in the matrix is the physical and


(a) Women in the sample, on average were as healthy as people nationally from both a physical and mental health perspective as indicated by the SD deviation of 10.0 and a mean of 50.0 based on the national average.

(b) The correlation is both above and below the diagonal.

(c) The strongest correlation in the matrix is the physical and mental health sample population with a physical health score with an r = -134 and mental health component score of r -133.

(d) What is the strongest correlation in this matrix is doctors' visit and physical health component.

(e)The weakest correlation in the matrix is body mass index (bmi) and mental health component

(f) In this analysis the variable with the strongest correlation with women's body mass index (bmi) is the number of doctors' visits.

Descriptive Statistics

 

Mean

Std. Deviation

N

Number of doctor visits, past 12 mo

6.80

12.720

997

bmi

29.2226

7.37893

970

SF12: Physical Health Component Score, standardized

45.11422

10.840059

893

SF12: Mental Health Component Score, standardized

46.82843

10.806477

893

 

Correlations

 

Number of doctor visits, past 12 mo

bmi

SF12: Physical Health Component Score, standardized

SF12: Mental Health Component Score, standardized

Number of doctor visits, past 12 mo

Pearson Correlation

1

.131**

-.316**

-.133**

Sig. (2-tailed)

 

.000

.000

.000

N

997

967

890

890

bmi

Pearson Correlation

.131**

1

-.134**

-.078*

Sig. (2-tailed)

.000

 

.000

.022

N

967

970

866

866

SF12: Physical Health Component Score, standardized

Pearson Correlation

-.316**

-.134**

1

.168**

Sig. (2-tailed)

.000

.000

 

.000

N

890

866

893

893

SF12: Mental Health Component Score, standardized

Pearson Correlation

-.133**

-.078*

.168**

1

Sig. (2-tailed)

.000

.022

.000

 

N

890

866

893

893

**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

*. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).

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