Conclusion: Findings from correlational research can be used to determine prevalence and relationships among variables, and to forecast events from current data and knowledge. ... To assist researchers in reducing mistakes, important issues are singled out for discussion and several options put forward for analysing data.

What is a benefit of correlational design?

Correlational research allows researchers to collect much more data than experiments. ... It allows researchers to determine the strength and direction of a relationship so that later studies can narrow the findings down and, if possible, determine causation experimentally.

When would you use a correlational study?