Open AccessBISERIAL ESTIMATES OF CORRELATION
Author(s) -
Lord Frederic M.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
ets research bulletin series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2333-8504
pISSN - 0424-6144
DOI - 10.1002/j.2333-8504.1961.tb00105.x
Subject(s) - statistic , statistics , mathematics , correlation , variable (mathematics) , population , sample (material) , continuous variable , demography , mathematical analysis , geometry , physics , sociology , thermodynamics
The statistic λ is compared with the usual biserial‐r with respect to efficiency for estimating the true correlation in the population from which the sample was drawn. Both statistics are designed for the case where one of the observed variables is assumed to result from the dichotomizing of a continuous variable. When the true correlation exceeds .50, the statistic λ appears to be more efficient than is biserial‐r.