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Note on “A Table for the Rapid Determination of the Tetrachoric Correlation Coefficient”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Melvin D. Davidoff
Melvin D. Davidoff*
Affiliation:
U. S. Civil Service Commission
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Abstract

This note revises the figures in the original article concerning the accuracy of the tetrachoric estimates involved. These estimates are better than previously noted and are very satisfactory. Some minor known errors in the original article are also noted.

Type
Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , June 1954 , pp. 163 - 164
Copyright
Copyright © 1954 Psychometric Society

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