Sampling Distribution of r

Now, we'll talk about how the shape of the sampling distribution of Pearson correlation deviates from normality and then discusses how to transform $r$ to a normally distributed quantity. Then, we will discuss how to calculate the probability of obtaining an $r$ above a specified value.

Sampling Distribution of Pearson's r

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Skewed- Unless $r = 0$ , the sampling distribution is skewed. The reason for the skew is that $r$ cannot take on values greater than $1.0$ or less than $-1.0$ , and therefore the distribution cannot extend as far in one direction as it can in the other.
$-.775$ Use a calculator or table to transform $r$ to $z$ '. You get $-.775$ .
$r = -.8$ Although you could plug all of these values into the $r$ to $z$ ' calculator, you don't need to do that. You know the $r$ with the biggest absolute value has the most skewed sampling distribution, so it is the most different from its corresponding $z$ '.
$.718$ Population correlation = $.6$ to $z$ ' = $.693$ , SE = $1/sqrt(N-3)$ = $1/sqrt(19-3)$ = $.25$ , $r$ = $.50$ to $z$ ' = $.549$ , Use the "Calculate area for a given $X$ " applet. Plug in $.693$ for the mean and $.25$ for the SD, and then calculate area above $.549$ . You get $.718$ .