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Confidence intervals; Hypothesis testing; Robust estimates; Simple linear regression
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Location And Scale Estimation With Correlation Coefficients, Rudy Gideon, Adele Marie Rothan
Location And Scale Estimation With Correlation Coefficients, Rudy Gideon, Adele Marie Rothan
Mathematical Sciences Faculty Publications
This article shows how to use any correlation coefficient to produce an estimate of location and scale. It is part of a broader system, called a correlation estimation system (CES), that uses correlation coefficients as the starting point for estimations. The method is illustrated using the well-known normal distribution. This article shows that any correlation coefficient can be used to fit a simple linear regression line to bivariate data and then the slope and intercept are estimates of standard deviation and location. Because a robust correlation will produce robust estimates, this CES can be recommended as a tool for everyday …