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Disinterring the Spearman–Thomson coefficient of association, n JK /√( n J n K )
Author(s) -
Jones Gregory V.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
british journal of mathematical and statistical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.157
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2044-8317
pISSN - 0007-1102
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8317.1985.tb00822.x
Subject(s) - spearman's rank correlation coefficient , statistics , mathematics
Recent research has favoured the use of the term n JK /√( n J n K ) as coefficient of association. In this short historical note, it is pointed out that modern attributions of the formulation overlook the work of Spearman and Thomson, reported in this journal's parent publication approximately 70 years ago.