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Hypothesis testing on the correlation coefficient. (English) Zbl 1446.62147

Summary: A simple and accurate test on the value of the correlation coefficient in normal bivariate populations is here proposed. Its accuracy compares favourably with any previous approximations.

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62H15 Hypothesis testing in multivariate analysis
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