biserial correlation

baɪˈsɪəriəl kəˌrɛləˈreɪʃən

Definition

Definition of biserial correlation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mathematics

TECH.

measures relationship between two variables

TECH.

The biserial correlation showed a strong link between test scores and study time.
Researchers used biserial correlation to analyze the data.
The biserial correlation was significant in the study.

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biserial correlation coefficient

measures relationship between continuous and binary variables

The biserial correlation coefficient was calculated for the test scores.

Expressions with correlation

indirect correlation

connection where one thing affects another indirectly

There is an indirect correlation between exercise and happiness.

direct correlation

link where two measures move in the same direction

Ice cream sales and temperature often show a direct correlation.

coefficient of correlation

statistic showing how two variables are related

The coefficient of correlation was calculated to be 0.85.

correlation coefficient

number showing how two things change together

The correlation coefficient for height and weight is 0.8.

correlation matrix

table showing correlation coefficients between variables

The correlation matrix revealed strong relationships between the variables.

first-order correlation

relationship between two variables without other influences

The first-order correlation between height and weight was studied.

Origin of biserial correlation

Greek + Latin, bi- (two) + serial (series, sequence) + correlation (mutual relation)

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French:corrélation bisérielle, ...
German:Biseriale Korrelation, ...
Italian:correlazione biseriale, ...
Spanish:correlación biserial, ...
Portuguese:correlação bisserial, ...
Chinese:双变量相关, ...
Japanese:二系列相関, ...
Arabic:اِرْتِبَاط ثُنَائِي مُتَسَلْسِل, ...
Hebrew:מִתְאַם בִּיסֵרִי, ...
Russian:бисериальная корреляция, ...
Ukrainian:бісеріальна кореляція, ...
Hindi:द्विसंख्या सहसंबंध, ...
Bengali:বাইসিরিয়াল সহসম্বন্ধ, ...
Catalan:correlació biserial, ...
Czech:biseriální korelace, ...
Danish:biserial korrelation, ...
Dutch:biseriële correlatie, ...
Greek:διμεταβλητή συσχέτιση, ...
Hungarian:biszeriális korreláció, ...
Khmer:មាត្រដ្ឋានស្ថិតិសម្រាប់វាស់ទំនាក់ទំនងរវាងអថេរពីរ, ...
Korean:이변량 상관, ...
Persian:همبستگی دوسریال, ...
Polish:korelacja biserialna, ...
Portuguese (BR):correlação bisserial, ...
Romanian:corelație biserială, ...
Swedish:biseriell korrelation, ...
Thai:สัมประสิทธิ์สหสัมพันธ์ไบซีเรียล, ...
Turkish:biseriyel korelasyon, ...
Vietnamese:hệ số tương quan biserial, ...

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