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Module 3 - SLP

CORRELATION REGRESSION ANALYSIS

Assignment Overview

Correlation and Scatterplots

**Complete Module 3 SLP before Module 3 Case**

Let us delve into Organizational Commitment. In your earlier research, you discovered how important this is to a company. Now, we will investigate what types of correlations exist between Organizational Commitment and the three measures of job satisfaction.

Session Long Project 3 Resources

What is a scatterplot?
Thoughts on trendlines
Present your data in a scatter chart or a line chart
Using Excel to Calculate Correlation
What Do Correlation Coefficients Positive, Negative, and Zero Mean?

SLP Assignment

Organizational Commitment

• Run a correlation in Excel between Organizational Commitment and Overall Job Satisfaction. Create a Scatterplot with trendline for the variables. Interpret the output. How is the data correlated? Is it a strong relationship? (Include Correlation and Scatterplot in Word document)

• Run a correlation in Excel between Organizational Commitment and Intrinsic Job Satisfaction. Create a Scatterplot with trendline for the variables. Interpret the output. How is the data correlated? Is it a strong relationship? (Include Correlation and Scatterplot in Word document)

• Run a correlation in Excel between Organizational Commitment and Extrinsic Job Satisfaction. Create a Scatterplot with trendline for the variables. Interpret the output. How is the data correlated? Is it a strong relationship? (Include Correlation and Scatterplot in Word document)

Discuss implications for management. Research correlations between organizational commitment and job satisfaction connections between the variables you tested. Include workplace applications that may be implemented based on the findings. (Research Required) 1 page

No quotations are permitted in this paper. Since you are engaging in research, be sure to cite and reference the sources in APA format. NOTE: failure to use research with accompanying citations to support content will result in reduced scoring “Level 2-Developing” across the grading rubric. This is a professional paper; not a personal one based on feelings. It must be written in the third person; this means words like “I”, “we”, and “you” are not appropriate.

SLP Assignment Expectations 

Use the attached APA-formatted template (BUS520 SLP3) to create your submission.

• The template is set up in APA 7: double-spacing, font, margins, headings, page breaks, APA help links.

Your submission will include:

• Trident University International’s cover page

• A paper with APA citations (2- to 3-sentence introduction, body (includes Excel output), 2- to 3-sentence conclusion)

• The reference list page in APA format

• Excel Spreadsheet. Grade will not be posted without Excel upload.