Phi/Phimax: Review and Synthesis.

Davenport, Ernest C., Jr.; El-Sanhurry, Nader A.

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ERIC Number: EJ440443

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Publication Date: 1991

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Phi/Phimax: Review and Synthesis.

Davenport, Ernest C., Jr.; El-Sanhurry, Nader A.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v51 n4 p821-28 Win 1991

The phimax adjustment to phi (Pearson's product moment correlation applied to binary data) is explored. Phi/phimax is shown to be a measure of relationship apart from its affiliation with phi. The relations between phi/phimax and kappa and limitations of phi/phimax are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Correlation, Equations (Mathematics), Mathematical Models, Probability, Robustness (Statistics)

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Language: English

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