A Note on Measuring the Degree of Dependence between two Discrete Random Variables Measured on a Nominal Scale

Zvi Gilula

doi:10.1080/03610928108828172

A Note on Measuring the Degree of Dependence between two Discrete Random Variables Measured on a Nominal Scale

Zvi Gilula^*

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Abstract

This paper discusses some of the problematic aspects of the term “dependence” and suggests a measure of a special kind of association — complete dependence — between two discrete random variables measured on a nominal scale.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2047-2055
Number of pages	9
Journal	Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods
Volume	10
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/03610928108828172
State	Published - 1 Jan 1981
Externally published	Yes

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association
complete dependence
measures of

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