coefficient of correlation
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of coefficient of correlation
First recorded in 1905–10
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Under a "scatter diagram" there is a notation that the coefficient of correlation is .10.
From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017
If the marks received in algebra and in geometry by a group of high school pupils were as given below, what relationship is indicated by the coefficient of correlation?
From How to Teach by Strayer, George Drayton
The Pearson coefficient of correlation of the standings in the high schools and in the freshman year, for this group of 472 pupils, is .80....
From Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods by Hollingworth, Harry L.
If in every case of unemployment crime were found and in every case of crime, unemployment, the coefficient of correlation would be +1.
From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Edman, Irwin
Then, use R for the coefficient of correlation.
From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas
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