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The Internal Correlation: Its Applications in Statistics and Psychometrics

Texas Christian University

Jorge L. Mendoza

Texas A&M University

The internal correlation, a measure of dependency in a set of variables, is discussed and generalized. This coefficient is an upper bound to the product moment correlations, multiple correlations, and canonical correlations that can be defined in a set of variables. Applications of the internal correlation coefficient and its generalizations are given for a number of data-analytic situations. Where appropriate, we discuss tests of significance. We illustrate the internal correlation and expand the concept to a series of additional indices: local internal, up-internal, and down-internal correlations. Uses of these indices are illustrated in several areas: multicollinearity, ridge regression, factor analysis, principal components analysis, and test reliability.

Key Words: internal correlation coefficient • canonical correlation • ridge regression

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, Vol. 14, No. 3, 211-226 (1989)
DOI: 10.3102/10769986014003211


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