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Goodman and Kruskal's gamma

Goodman and Kruskal's gamma noun: a particular measure of rank correlation, i.e., the similarity of the orderings of the data when ranked by each of the quantities.

Noun

Goodman and Kruskal's gamma (plural Goodman and Kruskal's gammas)

  1. A particular measure of rank correlation, i.e., the similarity of the orderings of the data when ranked by each of the quantities.

Forms of Goodman and Kruskal's gamma

pluralGoodman and Kruskal's gammas

Origin of Goodman and Kruskal's gamma

Named after Leo Goodman and William Kruskal, who proposed it in a series of papers from 1954 to 1972.

Questions about Goodman and Kruskal's gamma

What does Goodman and Kruskal's gamma mean?
Goodman and Kruskal's gamma means a particular measure of rank correlation, i.e., the similarity of the orderings of the data when ranked by each of the quantities.
What part of speech is Goodman and Kruskal's gamma?
Goodman and Kruskal's gamma is a noun.
What is the plural of Goodman and Kruskal's gamma?
The plural of Goodman and Kruskal's gamma is Goodman and Kruskal's gammas.

Words near Goodman and Kruskal's gamma in the dictionary

  1. Goodlows
  2. Goodluck
  3. goodly
  4. goodlyhead
  5. goodman
  6. Goodman and Kruskal's gamma
  7. Goodman and Kruskal's lambda
  8. goodman's croft
  9. Goodmanham
  10. Goodmanian
  11. Goodmans

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