For this correlation exercise you will be determining if the frequency of using social media as a news source (independent variable) could influence the level of trust in the information encountered on social media (dependent variable).

Independent Variable: Question 8: "How often do you use social media as a source of news and information?"

Dependent Variable: Question 14: "How much do you trust the information you encounter on social media platforms?"

1) Use Excel's Data Analysis function to determine the correlation coefficient Correlation Coefficient : 0.192308804 2) Use the correlation coefficient to determine the direction of the relationship Direction: Positive 3) Refer to your text book and, using the correlation coefficient, determine the strength of the relationship Strength: Weak 4) Write a descriptive and conclusionary paragraph about the correlation between the independent and dependent variable.