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Noun: phi coefficient
  1. (statistics) an index of the relation between any two sets of scores that can both be represented on ordered binary dimensions (e.g., male-female)
    - phi correlation, fourfold point correlation

Derived forms: phi coefficients

Type of: distribution free statistic, nonparametric statistic

Encyclopedia: Phi coefficient