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Nomogram for the Tetrachoric Correlation Coefficient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Max Hamilton
Max Hamilton*
Affiliation:
University College Hospital, London, England
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Abstract

This article offers a new nomogram for the tetrachoric correlation coefficient, together with a correcting table. The development of the nomogram is described and directions for its use are included.

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Psychometrika , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , December 1948 , pp. 259 - 269
Copyright
Copyright © 1948 The Psychometric Society

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