You've probably noticed certain things that have a clear relationship with one another. For example, the amount of petrol your car uses increases along with the number of kilometres you drive. Or, if ...

Almost every day you can find in media commentary that XYZ is causing stocks to fall (or rise). Such definitive statements are common—but what’s almost always missing is statistical proof. And if you ...

In the first case, there is a strong upward-sloping relationship between X and Y; in the second case, no apparent relationship; in the third case, a strong downward-sloping relationship. Note the ...

This example defines modules to compute correlation coefficients between numeric variables and standardized values for a set of data. /* Module to compute correlations */ start corr; n=nrow(x); /* ...

NOTE: F Statistic for Roy's Greatest Root is an upper bound. As Output 20.1.2 shows, the first canonical correlation is 0.7956, which would appear to be substantially larger than any of the ...

The mere mention of math can bring back haunting memories of unfinished exams and complex equations. But what if I told you that the math we’re about to explore confirms a lot of what you already ...

When investing, your capital is at risk. The value of your investments can go down as well as up and you may get back less than you put in. The content of this article is provided for information ...