How to Calculate the Correlation Coefficient A simple calculation method is to use what's known as the Pearson correlation coefficient calculator, named after the English mathematician Karl Pearson.

The correlation function will ask for two rows of data from two identical timeframes. Input, click ok and voila—correlation coefficient. The correlation coefficient is a number between 1 and -1.

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This article proposes two estimators of the correlation coefficient, ρ, when statisticians will not construct a master file on individuals because of confidentiality issues. The approach depends on ...

Jun Shao, Hansheng Wang, Sample Correlation Coefficients Based on Survey Data under Regression Imputation, Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 97, No. 458 (Jun., 2002), pp. 544-552 ...

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