Definition:Biserial Correlation Coefficient

Definition

A biserial correlation coefficient is a measure of dependence between:

a continuous random variable $X$

a discrete random variable $Y$ which can take one of only $2$ values: $y_1$ and $y_2$.

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Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): biserial correlation coefficient
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): correlation coefficient: 4.
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): biserial correlation coefficient
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): correlation coefficient: 4.