product-moment correlation coefficient

(symbol: r) an index of the degree of linear relationship between two variables. Devised by Karl Pearson, it is often known as the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (Pearson’s r) and is one of the most commonly used sample correlation coefficients.

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Psychology term of the day

January 23rd 2025

content

n. in psychology and psychotherapy, the actual thoughts, images, and emotions that occur in conscious experience. Thus, content may be contrasted with the mental processes or the neural structures that underlie them.