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Peer reviewedWainer, Howard; Thissen, David – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1979
A class of naive estimators of correlation was tested for robustness, accuracy, and efficiency against Pearson's r, Tukey's r, and Spearman's r. It was found that this class of estimators seems to be superior, being less affected by outliers, reasonably efficient, and frequently more easily calculated. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Goodness of Fit, Nonparametric Statistics
Download full textMcDermott, Paul A.; Watkins, Marley W. – 1979
A computer program named Program STANDARD is presented and demonstrated. This program calculates the statistical significance of the overall agreement of the categorical assignments. The program is based on Light's statistic, G, for describing the conjoint agreement of many observers with correct or standard set of classifications on nominal…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Programs, Goodness of Fit, Nonparametric Statistics
