APA Dictionary of Psychology

structure coefficient

Updated on 04/19/2018

in regression analysis, a correlation coefficient indicating the extent of relationship between scores on a particular manifest variable and scores on a latent or predicted variable derived from the entire set of variables. It is used to quantify the importance of an observed variable.
in discriminant analysis, a value representing the association between a particular variable being considered as a differentiator of group membership and the discriminant function scores derived from the full set of predictor variables.

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