polyserial

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adjective

Relating to the correlation between multiple continuous variables

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Meanings

adjectivepolyserial (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsRelating to the correlation between multiple continuous variables
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    We analyzed the psychometric properties of ABCR-14 according to entropy, polyserial correlation coefficient, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, average variance extracted, Cronbach’s alpha, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, and multidimensional item response theory (MIRT).

    2015 August 7, “Development of the Assessment of Belief Conflict in Relationship-14 (ABCR-14)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From poly- + serial.

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polyserial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyserial

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“polyserial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyserial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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