Inference
Statistical inference based on Pearson's correlation coefficient often focuses on one of the following two aims:
- One aim is to test the null hypothesis that the true correlation coefficient ρ is equal to 0, based on the value of the sample correlation coefficient r.
- The other aim is to construct a confidence interval around r that has a given probability of containing ρ.
We discuss methods of achieving one or both of these aims below.
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