Thermochemical examples of statistical pitfalls: A poor, but real, linear plot and a linear correlation that is not

Provides several convincing examples of the dangers of assessing linear correlations just by considering that r is either close or far from unity.

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Published inJournal of chemical education Vol. 69; no. 6; p. 475
Main Authors Martinho Simões, J. A, Teixeira, C, Airoldi, C, Chagas, A. P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Division of Chemical Education 01.06.1992
Subjects
Second-Year Undergraduate
Inorganic Chemistry
Calorimetry / Thermochemistry
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Summary:Provides several convincing examples of the dangers of assessing linear correlations just by considering that r is either close or far from unity.
ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/ed069p475