Attenuate a Pearson's r estimate for unreliability in the measurements

Attenuate a Pearson's r estimate for unreliability in the measurements

attenuate.r(r, reliability1, reliability2)

Arguments

r

The (disattenuated) value of Pearson's r

reliability1, reliability2

The reliabilities of the two variables

Value

The attenuated value of Pearson's r

Examples

attenuate.r(.5, .8, .9);
#> [1] 0.4242641