Closeness to identity: A conceptual framework for the definition and interpretation of correlations

Sorel Cahan*

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Abstract

This paper introduces a way of understanding correlation coefficients based on the notion of scaled-score similarity (i.e., closeness to identity). It is suggested that the proposed framework has intuitive appeal. It points to the equivalence, among various correlation coefficients by showing that correlation problems involve the notion of agreement between interval or ordinal measures expressed on different scales.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)437-441
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics
Volume25
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000

Keywords

  • Correlation
  • Z-score discrepancy
  • Z-score identity

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