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On the Numerical Approximation of the Bivariate Normal (Tetrachoric) Correlation Coefficient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

David B. Kirk
David B. Kirk*
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Educational Testing Service
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Abstract

In this paper a rapid and reliable method is found for estimating the value of the Bivariate Normal Correlation Coefficient, ρ, given values of the joint probability and the normal deviates, h and k, or the related areas. This technique finds useful application in the computational approximation of the tetrachoric correlation coefficient, r, when the underlying distributions may be assumed to be normal.

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Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 38 , Issue 2 , June 1973 , pp. 259 - 268
Copyright
Copyright © 1973 The Psychometric Society

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