Closed-Form Representations of the Density Function and Integer Moments of the Sample Correlation Coefficient

This paper provides a simplified representation of the exact density function of R, the sample correlation coefficient. The odd and even moments of R are also obtained in closed forms. Being expressed in terms of generalized hypergeometric functions, the resulting representations are readily computa...

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Main Author: Serge B. Provost
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-07-01
Series:Axioms
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-1680/4/3/268