
doi: 10.2307/2530760
pmid: 6733229
Kendall's rank correlation tau between two variables, in the presence of a third blocking variable, is defined. An estimator of the common tau within the blocks is used to test conditional independence of the two variables, given the blocking variable. An application is presented.
Biometry, Measures of association (correlation, canonical correlation, etc.), conditional independence, Kendall tau, Radiation Dosage, Killer Cells, Natural, blocking variable, partial rank correlation, Humans, Radiation Injuries, Nuclear Warfare
Biometry, Measures of association (correlation, canonical correlation, etc.), conditional independence, Kendall tau, Radiation Dosage, Killer Cells, Natural, blocking variable, partial rank correlation, Humans, Radiation Injuries, Nuclear Warfare
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