2014•Wiley StatsRef: Statistics Reference OnlineRequires access

Partial Correlation Coefficients

Bruce L. Brown, Suzanne Hendrix

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Abstract Partial correlation is a method for identifying the correlation between two variables, with the effects of a third variable held constant. It is mathematically equivalent to the correlation between the residual scores of the two variables regressed upon the control variable. Partial correlation is conceptually related to, and an integral part of, a number of other useful statistical methods, including path analysis, structural equation modeling, factor analysis, and stepwise multiple regression.

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Key concepts: Partial correlation, Mathematics, Correlation, Statistics, Regression analysis, Path coefficient, Multiple correlation, Path analysis (statistics)