Pearson's correlation between three variables; Using students' basic knowledge of geometry for an exercise in mathematical statistics

International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 533-541

  Vos, Pauline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bivariate correlation; Correlative distance; Person space; Range restrictions; Trans disciplinarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 67749084216     PISSN: 0020739X     EISSN: 14645211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207390802419578     Document Type: Article

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