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Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient

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Noun1.Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient - the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between variables that are linearly related
statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
coefficient of correlation, correlation coefficient, correlation - a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation); "what is the correlation between those two variables?"


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Finally, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients were calculated between all retained dimensions of the Ways of Mattering and the WAI scores to assess the instrument's convergent validity.
In order to determine the second aim of the study, namely whether there was a positive relationship between the participants' PTSDC scores and their exposure to violence, the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (r) was computed.
As Table 1 shows, the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient between each of the 18 items and the total scale score was round to be a positive value and significant at the .
 
 
 
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