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Generating Variables with Arbitrary Properties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Paul J. Hoffman*
Affiliation:
University of Oregon

Abstract

There are occasions in psychological research where it is desirable to have available sets of variables with arbitrary intercorrelations. A quite simple procedure is described for generating pairs of such variables.

Type
Original Paper
Copyright
Copyright © 1959 The Psychometric Society

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