coefficient of alienation

English

Noun

coefficient of alienation (plural coefficients of alienation)

  1. (statistics) A numerical measure of the lack of relationship between variables.
    Synonym: coefficient of nondetermination
  2. Formula: K=1−R2, where R is the Pearson correlation coefficient.
    Note: Some modern applications use K=1−R2 as the formula for the coefficient of alienation, instead of the previously stated formula.