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
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 Paul Popenoe
The number which expresses this relation is called the coefficient of correlation.
From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Irwin Edman
In effect we have, in the coefficient of correlation, nothing more than a refinement of the method of comparing two curves on a graph.
From The Value of Money by Benjamin M. Anderson
Mr. Earle measured the ability of any individual by his deviation from the average for his grade and sex, and found the coefficient of correlation between children of the same family to be .50.
From Applied Eugenics by Paul Popenoe
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