chance-half correlation

Definitions of chance-half correlation
  1. noun
    a correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two halves of a test; taken as an indication of the reliability of the test
    synonyms: split-half correlation
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    coefficient of correlation, correlation, correlation coefficient
    a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)
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