Performance of some correlation coefficients when applied to zero-clustered data

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 530-536

  Huson, L W ^a,b  

^a FHoffman La Roche

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pearson correlation; Spearman correlation; Weighted rank correlation; Zero clustered data

Indexed keywords

EID: 56249108064     PISSN: 15389472     EISSN: 15389472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22237/jmasm/1193890560     Document Type: Article

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