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Definition of Partial correlation

1. Noun. A correlation between two variables when the effects of one or more related variables are removed.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Partial Correlation

Literary usage of Partial correlation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Introduction to the Theory of Statistics by George Udny Yule (1919)
"partial correlation. 1-2. Introductory explanation— 3. Direct deduction of the formulae for two variables—4. Special notation for the general case ..."

2. Base SAS(R) 9.1.3 Procedures Guide, Second Edition, Volumes 1-4 by Sas Institute (2006)
"PROC CORR then uses the standard Pearson correlation formula on the partial variance-covariance matrix to calculate the Pearson partial correlation matrix. ..."

3. Variation and Correlation in the Crayfish: With Special Reference to the by Raymond Pearl, Arthur Brooks Clawson (1907)
"( 1 1 we have at once is the well-known expression for a partial correlation coefficient. This coefficient measures the correlation between x, and x, ..."

4. Publications of the American Statistical Association by American Statistical Association (1920)
"The correlations just considered are very small but they illustrate the idea in partial correlation. From these illustrations it is seen that we really want ..."

5. Interest Factors in Primary Reading Material by Fannie Wyche Dunn (1921)
"... surprise, and verse form, the results being shown in Table X. For the benefit of those who are unfamiliar with the expressions of partial correlation, ..."

6. The Measurement of Certain Elements of Hand Sewing by Katharine Murdoch (1919)
"The reasoning underlying the partial correlation formula for three variables ... The resulting coefficient gives the partial correlation of algebraic and ..."

7. The Measurement of Certain Elements of Hand Sewing by Katharine Murdoch (1919)
"The reasoning underlying the partial correlation formula for three variables ... The resulting coefficient gives the partial correlation of algebraic and ..."

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