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CORRELATION
ANALYSIS
Introduction
❖Correlation a LINEAR association between two
random variables
Types
Symptom Index
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D r u g A (dose in m g )
Drug B (dose in mg)
❖ Represented by “r”
❖ r lies between +1 to -1
❖Represented by r2
❖The coefficient of determination is a measure of
how well the regression line represents the data
▪ Ranks are not given but grades are given but not
repeated
repeated
Testing the significance of correlation
coefficient