A significant correlation: does the sample size matter?

MaRDI QIDQ5439280zbMATH OpenFDO

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Publication date 8 February 2008

zbMATH Keywords

correlation coefficientinsurance datalarge sample sizesignificance tests

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nonparametric hypothesis testing (62G10) Applications of statistics to actuarial sciences and financial mathematics (62P05)

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