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2 unusual facts about correlation coefficient


Intergroup anxiety

An average correlation of r=.46 exists between intergroup anxiety and prejudice, suggesting a notable relationship between the two.

Weighted correlation network analysis

Weighted correlation network analysis, also known as weighted gene co-expression network analysis, is a widely used data mining method especially for studying biological networks based on pairwise correlations between variables.


Probability distribution

F-distribution, the distribution of the ratio of two scaled chi squared variables; useful e.g. for inferences that involve comparing variances or involving R-squared (the squared correlation coefficient)


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