right censoring

inability of a researcher to document the results of a study when all participants have reached a target event (e.g., achieving a specific milestone) at the conclusion of the study period. This may occur for one of three reasons: A participant may never experience the target event or may experience it after the observation period has ended; a participant may experience a competing event that prevents him or her from experiencing the target event; or a participant may be lost to attrition. Compare left censoring.

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Psychology term of the day

May 8th 2024

linear correlation

a measure of the degree of association between two variables that are assumed to have a linear relationship, that is, to be related in such a manner that their values form a straight line when plotted on a graph. It provides an index of the degree of constant change in the value of one variable (y) for each unit change in the value of another variable (x).