Chapter 6 Bivariate Correlation & Regression
users.soc.umn.edu › ~knokeThe correlation coefficient, r Correlation coefficient is a measure of the direction and strength of the linear relationship of two variables Attach the sign of regression slope to square root of R2: 2 YX r XY R YX Or, in terms of covariances and standard deviations: XY X Y XY Y X YX YX r s s s s s s r