A Frequent Misunderstanding Associated with Point Biserial and Phi Coefficients

The label “Pearson r” is legitimately used both for the standard Pearson r calculated on continuous variables and for its other varieties in the form of the point biserial or the phi coefficient. This fact is often ignored by psychologists and psychiatrists.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Psychological reports 2002-02, Vol.90 (1), p.65-66
1. Verfasser:	Cernovsky, Zack Z.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Data Interpretation, Statistical Humans Manuscripts as Topic Psychology - statistics & numerical data Publishing
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Zusammenfassung:	The label “Pearson r” is legitimately used both for the standard Pearson r calculated on continuous variables and for its other varieties in the form of the point biserial or the phi coefficient. This fact is often ignored by psychologists and psychiatrists.
ISSN:	0033-2941 1558-691X
DOI:	10.2466/pr0.2002.90.1.65