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biserial correlation coefficient vs correlation

correlation vs biserial correlation coefficient

biserial correlation coefficient and correlation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
biserial correlation coefficient Yes No No No
correlation Yes No No No
As nouns, correlation is a hypernym of biserial correlation coefficient; that is, correlation is a word with a broader meaning than biserial correlation coefficient:
  • biserial correlation coefficient: a correlation coefficient in which one variable is many-valued and the other is dichotomous
  • correlation: a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)
Other hypernyms of biserial correlation coefficient include coefficient of correlation, correlation coefficient.
biserial correlation coefficient (noun) correlation (noun)
a correlation coefficient in which one variable is many-valued and the other is dichotomous a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)
a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other
a reciprocal relation between two or more things
Difference between biserial correlation coefficient and correlation

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