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
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 Edman, Irwin
The coefficient of correlation is, in general, a measure of the relation between two different characteristics or conditions in a single group of individuals.
From The Social Direction of Evolution An Outline of the Science of Eugenics by Kellicott, William E.
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.
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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