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
This way of expressing the results is both clearer and more concrete than the mere statement of the coefficient of correlation.
From Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods by Harry L. Hollingworth
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
Then, use R for the coefficient of correlation.
From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Thomas Colignatus
If crime were never found in unemployment, and unemployment never in crime, the coefficient of correlation would be -1, indicating a perfect inverse relationship.
From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Irwin Edman
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