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A Correction for Replicated Error in Correlation Coefficients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

W. L. Bashaw  and
Harry E. Anderson Jr.
W. L. Bashaw
Affiliation:
University of Georgia
Harry E. Anderson Jr.
Affiliation:
University of Georgia
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Abstract

A solution is presented to the problem of determining a proper correction for spuriousness in correlation coefficients. The general case developed is the estimate of correlation between u and v, both being linear functions of the same set of variables. Special formulae relate to overlapping scales correlations, part-whole correlations, and item-total test correlations.

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Psychometrika , Volume 32 , Issue 4 , December 1967 , pp. 435 - 441
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Copyright © 1967 The Psychometric Society

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The research and development reported herein was performed pursuant to a contract with the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education, under the provisions of the Cooperative Research Program. This research was conducted by the Evaluation Division of the Research and Development Center in Educational Stimulation. The authors wish to thank E. E. Cureton for his helpful suggestions.

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