coefficient of correlation
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of coefficient of correlation
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Under a "scatter diagram" there is a notation that the coefficient of correlation is .10.
From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017
There was a close relation between the amount of leaf scorch in August, 1950, and the amount of winter injury, the coefficient of correlation being 0.97, which is very highly significant.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting Urbana, Illinois, August 28, 29 and 30, 1951 by Northern Nut Growers Association
Suppose, for example, that in correlating crime and unemployment, the coefficient of correlation were found to be .47.
From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Edman, Irwin
One can find out the age at which any given child did learn to read, and work out the coefficient of correlation between this age and the child's amount of myopia.
From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul
The coefficient of correlation condenses the information to such a degree as to make comparison easy.
From The Value of Money by Anderson, Benjamin M.
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