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An empirical study on the reliability of perceiving correlation indices using scatterplots
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Scatterplots have been in use for about two centuries, primarily for observing the relationship between two variables and commonly for supporting correlation analysis. In this paper, we report an empirical study that examines how humans’ perception of correlation using scatterplots relates to the Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient (PPMCC) – a commonly used statistical measure of correlation. In particular, we study human participants’ estimation of correlation under different co...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- John Wiley & Sons Ltd Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Computer Graphics Forum Journal website
- Volume:
- 36
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 61-72
- Publication date:
- 2017-07-04
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1467-8659
- ISSN:
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0167-7055
- Source identifiers:
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709288
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pubs:709288
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- pubs:709288
- Deposit date:
- 2017-08-02
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- Copyright holder:
- Sher et al
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Notes:
- Copyright © 2017 The Authors. This is the author accepted manuscript following peer review version of the article. The final version is available online from Wiley at: https://doi.org/10.1111/cgf.13168
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