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It is demonstrated that tests of homogeneity of independent correlation coefficients based on the simple forms of the normal andt approximations to the distribution of the correlation coefficients are comparable in terms of robustness, size and power.
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Kraemer, H.C. Tests of homogeneity of independent correlation coefficients. Psychometrika 44, 329–335 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02294697
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02294697