Reducing Bias and Error in the Correlation Coefficient Due to Nonnormality.

It is more common for educational and psychological data to be nonnormal than to be approximately normal. This tendency may lead to bias and error in point estimates of the Pearson correlation coefficient. In a series of Monte Carlo simulations, the Pearson correlation was examined under conditions...

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Publicado en:Educational & Psychological Measurement Vol. 75; no. 5; pp. 785 - 805
Autores principales: Bishara, Anthony J., Hittner, James B.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. Oct2015
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