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Programs suitable for pocket calculators using reverse Polish notation are described. Program 1 computes regression coefficients, correlation coefficient, and standard error of estimate for paired data. Program 2 performs at test to compare the slopes of two regression lines. Program 3 computes F ratios to test the departure of a regression slope from zero and to test linearity of the regression. Programs 4 and 5 test the significance of (differences between independent and correlated correlation coefficients, respectively.
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This work was supported by Medical Research Council Grant G 973/i44/C.
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Bishop, D.V.M. Computing and comparing correlation and regression coefficients using a pocket calculator. Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation 12, 367–371 (1980). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03201678
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03201678