Frequency distribution of the values of the correlation coefficient in samples from an indefinitely large population

Fisher, R. A. 1915. Frequency distribution of the values of the correlation coefficient in samples from an indefinitely large population. Biometrika. 10 (4), pp. 507-521. https://doi.org/10.2307/2331838

Authors	Fisher, R. A.
Year of Publication	1915
Journal	Biometrika
Journal citation	10 (4), pp. 507-521
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.2307/2331838
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