phi coefficient

1. 1.

   an index of the relation between any two sets of scores that can both be represented on ordered binary dimensions (e.g., male-female)

   Synonymsphi correlationfourfold point correlation

   Broadernonparametric statistic

   statistics

Questions about phi coefficient

What does phi coefficient mean?

phi coefficient means "an index of the relation between any two sets of scores that can both be represented on ordered binary dimensions (e.g., male-female)".

What is another word for phi coefficient?

Close synonyms include phi correlation, fourfold point correlation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.