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Published in final edited form as: J Comput Graph Stat. 2014 Mar 13;24(1):183–204. doi: 10.1080/10618600.2014.889023

Table 5.

The list of pairs of questions with strongest negative partial correlations.

Connection	Partial Correlation	Description
F1S8F—F1S8A	−0.376025	F1S8F: Did you win any special recognition for good grades or honor roll?
F1S8F—F1S8A	−0.376025	F1S8A: Haven't you won any awards or received recognition?

F1S10B—F1S12B	−0.281428	F1S10B: How many times did you cut or skipped classes?
F1S10B—F1S12B	−0.281428	F1S12B: How often do you feel it is “OK” for you to cut a couple of classes?

F1S15B—F1S15A	−0.259550	F1S15B: If does anyone from school called my home on your last absence from school.
F1S15B—F1S15A	−0.259550	F1S15A: The school did not do anything on your last absence from school.

F1S10A—F1S12A	−0.216677	F1S10A: How many times were you late for school in the first half of the current school year?
F1S10A—F1S12A	−0.216677	F1S12A: How often do you feel it is “OK” for you to be late for school?

F1S16B—F1S16D	−0.214770	F1S16B: When you came back to school after your last absence, other students helped you catch up on the work you missed.
F1S16B—F1S16D	−0.214770	F1S16D: When you came back to school after your last absence, you didn't need to catch up on work.