Skip Navigation

Biometrika 1983 70(2):327-332; doi:10.1093/biomet/70.2.327
© 1983 by Biometrika Trust
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by FISHER, N. I.
Right arrow Articles by LEE, A. J.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

A correlation coefficient for circular data

N. I. FISHER and A. J. LEE

CSIRO Division of Mathematics and Statistics Lindfield, N.S.W., Australia
Department of Mathematics, University of Auckland Auckland, New Zealand

SUMMARY

A coefficient to measure association between angular variables is discussed, its asymptotic distribution found, and its properties developed. Comparisons with other statistics in current use are made, and some examples given.

Key Words: Circular correlation • Directional data • Rank correlation • T-linear association • T-monotone association • U-statistic


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 J. Neurosci.Home page
J. D. Swisher, M. A. Halko, L. B. Merabet, S. A. McMains, and D. C. Somers
Visual Topography of Human Intraparietal Sulcus
J. Neurosci., May 16, 2007; 27(20): 5326 - 5337.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Cereb CortexHome page
D. A. Crowe, M. V. Chafee, B. B. Averbeck, and A. P. Georgopoulos
Neural Activity in Primate Parietal Area 7a Related to Spatial Analysis of Visual Mazes
Cereb Cortex, January 1, 2004; 14(1): 23 - 34.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Disclaimer:
Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department.