biserial correlation

/baɪˈsɪriəl ˈkɔrəˌleɪʃən/
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Definitions of biserial correlation
  1. noun
    a correlation coefficient in which one variable is many-valued and the other is dichotomous
    synonyms: biserial correlation coefficient
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    coefficient of correlation, correlation, correlation coefficient
    a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)
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