Definition of Biserial correlation coefficient

1. Noun. A correlation coefficient in which one variable is many-valued and the other is dichotomous.

Exact synonyms: Biserial Correlation
Category relationships: Statistics
Generic synonyms: Coefficient Of Correlation, Correlation, Correlation Coefficient

Lexicographical Neighbors of Biserial Correlation Coefficient

bisectionally
bisections
bisector
bisectors
bisectrices
bisectrix
bisectrixes
bisects
bisegment
bisegments
bisemic
bisensory
biseptate
biserial
biserial correlation
biserial correlation coefficient (current term)
biseriate
biserrate
bises
bisferient
bisferious
bisferious pulse
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Literary usage of Biserial correlation coefficient

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1. The Validity of Testing in Education & Employment by Eileen R. Rudert (1997)
"Thus, the point biserial correlation coefficient maintains a bias in favor of the status quo on tests. Even among whites, the point biserial correlation is ..."

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