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Biserial Correlation

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Abstract

This article discusses several methods that have been proposed for estimating a bivariate correlation coefficient when one of the observed variables is binary. An example is used to illustrate the different approaches.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationEncyclopedia of Biostatistics
Subtitle of host publicationArmitage Enc Biostats 2e
PublisherWiley
Pages1-3
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9780470011812
ISBN (Print)9780470849071
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • bivariate association
  • latent variable
  • method of moments estimator
  • mixed data

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Mathematics

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