Pearson’s correlation coefficient

@article{Sedgwick2012PearsonsCC,
  title={Pearson’s correlation coefficient},
  author={Philip M Sedgwick},
  journal={BMJ : British Medical Journal},
  year={2012},
  volume={345}
}
  • P. Sedgwick
  • Published 4 July 2012
  • Psychology, Medicine
  • BMJ : British Medical Journal
Researchers investigated the relation between the number of involuntary admissions (detentions) for mental disorders a year under the Mental Health Act 1983 and the number of NHS psychiatric beds each year in England. They used hospital episode statistics from 1996 to 2006 in a retrospective analysis. For each year they obtained the number of available NHS psychiatric beds—defined as those beds for patients with mental disorders or learning disabilities—and the number of involuntary admissions… 
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