The Proof and Measurement of Association between Two Things

1904/01/01 by C. Spearman · 7,721 citations
Mathematics · Psychology · #Advanced Mathematical Identities #Association (psychology) #Cognitive psychology #History and Theory of Mathematics #Mathematics and Applications #Psychoanalysis #Psychology #Psychotherapist

paper · doi:10.2307/1412159

published in The American Journal of Psychology 15(1), 72 (University of Illinois Press)

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