Hypernym

noun

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)

Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC

statistics 1

noun

a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters

biserial correlation coefficient 1

noundomain: thinking

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a correlation coefficient in which one variable is many-valued and the other is dichotomous

Synonyms

biserial correlation 1
a correlation coefficient in which one variable is many-valued and the other is dichotomous

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

statistics 1

noun

a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters