Bootstrap Standard Error and Confidence Intervals for the Correlation Corrected for Range Restriction: A Simulation Study.
- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Psychological Methods
- Vol. 9 (3), 369-385
- https://doi.org/10.1037/1082-989x.9.3.369
Abstract
The standard Pearson correlation coefficient is a biased estimator of the true population correlation, rho, when the predictor and the criterion are range restricted. To correct the bias, the correlation corrected for range restriction, r(c), has been recommended, and a standard formula based on asymptotic results for estimating its standard error is also available. In the present study, the bootstrap standard-error estimate is proposed as an alternative. Monte Carlo simulation studies involving both normal and nonnormal data were conducted to examine the empirical performance of the proposed procedure under different levels of p, selection ratio, sample size, and truncation types. Results indicated that, with normal data, the, bootstrap standard-error estimate is more accurate than the traditional estimate, particularly with small sample size. With nonnormal data, performance of both estimates depends critically on the distribution type. Furthermore, the bootstrap bias-corrected and accelerated interval consistently provided the most accurate coverage probability for rho.This publication has 26 references indexed in Scilit:
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