Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: The use of correlation techniques

Correlation is a statistical technique which shows whether and how strongly two continuous variables are related. In this article, which is the eighth part in a series on ′Common pitfalls in Statistical Analysis′, we look at the interpretation of the correlation coefficient and examine various situa...

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Main Authors:	Rakesh Aggarwal, Priya Ranganathan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:	Perspectives in Clinical Research
Subjects:	Biostatistics correlation "data interpretation statistical"
Online Access:	http://www.picronline.org/article.asp?issn=2229-3485;year=2016;volume=7;issue=4;spage=187;epage=190;aulast=Aggarwal

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spelling	doaj-95b8274ae1e94dffadbd9f79215ab1da2020-11-24T21:06:51ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsPerspectives in Clinical Research2229-34852016-01-017418719010.4103/2229-3485.192046Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: The use of correlation techniquesRakesh AggarwalPriya RanganathanCorrelation is a statistical technique which shows whether and how strongly two continuous variables are related. In this article, which is the eighth part in a series on ′Common pitfalls in Statistical Analysis′, we look at the interpretation of the correlation coefficient and examine various situations in which the use of technique of correlation may be inappropriate.http://www.picronline.org/article.asp?issn=2229-3485;year=2016;volume=7;issue=4;spage=187;epage=190;aulast=AggarwalBiostatisticscorrelation"data interpretationstatistical"
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title	Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: The use of correlation techniques
title_short	Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: The use of correlation techniques
title_full	Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: The use of correlation techniques
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publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series	Perspectives in Clinical Research
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publishDate	2016-01-01
description	Correlation is a statistical technique which shows whether and how strongly two continuous variables are related. In this article, which is the eighth part in a series on ′Common pitfalls in Statistical Analysis′, we look at the interpretation of the correlation coefficient and examine various situations in which the use of technique of correlation may be inappropriate.
topic	Biostatistics correlation "data interpretation statistical"
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Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: The use of correlation techniques

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