How do you know if a correlation is significant?

To determine whether the correlation between variables is significant, compare the p-value to your significance level. Usually, a significance level (denoted as α or alpha) of 0.05 works well. An α of 0.05 indicates that the risk of concluding that a correlation exists—when, actually, no correlation exists—is 5%.

Is a correlation of 0.3 significant?

For a natural/social/economics science student, a correlation coefficient higher than 0.6 is enough. Correlation coefficient values below 0.3 are considered to be weak; 0.3-0.7 are moderate; >0.7 are strong. You also have to compute the statistical significance of the correlation.

Is a correlation of 0.5 significant?

Correlation coefficients whose magnitude are between 0.7 and 0.9 indicate variables which can be considered highly correlated. Correlation coefficients whose magnitude are between 0.3 and 0.5 indicate variables which have a low correlation.

Is a correlation of 0.4 significant?

The sign of the correlation coefficient indicates the direction of the relationship. For this kind of data, we generally consider correlations above 0.4 to be relatively strong; correlations between 0.2 and 0.4 are moderate, and those below 0.2 are considered weak.

What is a significant correlation value?

Values always range between -1 (strong negative relationship) and +1 (strong positive relationship). Values at or close to zero imply a weak or no linear relationship. Correlation coefficient values less than +0.8 or greater than -0.8 are not considered significant.

Is R 0.45 a strong correlation?

There is no rule for determining what size of correlation is considered strong, moderate or weak. For example, with demographic data, we we generally consider correlations above 0.75 to be relatively strong; correlations between 0.45 and 0.75 are moderate, and those below 0.45 are considered weak.