of or pertaining to the correlation between two sets of measurements, one set of which is limited to one of two values
Derived forms
biserially
adverb
Word origin
[1830–40; bi-1 + serial]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: nationalism, rococo, showcase, stroboscope, walkoverbi- is a combining form meaning “twice,” “two,” used in the formation of compound words.Other words that use the affix bi- include: bilabial, bilingual, bipolar, bisect, bivalent
Examples of 'biserial' in a sentence
biserial
Point-biserial correlations were used to test associations between support content, behavior, socio-demographics and engagement.
Lena Almqvist, Lena Almqvist, Madeleine Sjöman, Marie Golsäter, Marie Golsäter, MatsGranlund, Mats Granlund 2018, 'Special Support for Behavior Difficulties and Engagement in Swedish Preschools', Frontiers in Educationhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feduc.2018.00035/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Test correlation obtained biserial coefficient of 0.5638.
Ajeng Diasputri, Sri Nurhayati, Sri Wahyuni 2016, 'PENGARUH MODEL PEMBELAJARAN PROBING-PROMPTING BERBANTUAN LEMBAR KERJA BERSTRUKTURTERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR', Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan Kimiahttp://journal.unnes.ac.id/nju/index.php/JIPK/article/view/6537. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Biserial correlation coefficient test showed biserial coefficient of 0.548.
Artika Dharmawati, Ersanghono Kusuma, Sri Nurhayati 2015, 'PENERAPAN PEMBELAJARAN NUMBERED HEADS TOGETHER BERBANTUAN QUESTION AND ANSWER CARDPADA MATERI HIDROKARBON', Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan Kimiahttp://journal.unnes.ac.id/nju/index.php/JIPK/article/view/4416. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Internal consistency was >0.6 with good biserial correlation in 50% of the questions.
Sandra González-Vargas, Edgar Cortés-Reyes, Felipe Marino-Isaza 2017, 'Validation of the instrument to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuriesin racing skaters in Villavicencio', Revista de la Facultad de Medicinahttps://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/59379. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Predictive performance was assessed using k-fold cross validation and point biserial correlation.
Leigh G. Torres, Philip J. H. Sutton, David R. Thompson, Karine Delord, Henri Weimerskirch,Paul M. Sagar, Erica Sommer, Ben J. Dilley, Peter G. Ryan, Richard A. Phillips 2015, 'Poor Transferability of Species Distribution Models for a Pelagic Predator, the GreyPetrel, Indicates Contrasting Habitat Preferences across Ocean Basins', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0120014. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Correlations were determined by using the point-biserial correlation coefficient.
Sara A. Alfadda, Hayam A. Al-Fallaj, Hajar A. Al-Banyan, Ruba M. Al-Kadhi 2015, 'A clinical investigation of the relationship between the quality of conventional completedentures and the patients' quality of life', Saudi Dental Journalhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1013905215000085. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The relationship between health literacy and activation was examined using biserial correlations.
Éva Marjorie Couture, Maud-Christine Chouinard, Martin Fortin, Catherine Hudon 2018, 'The relationship between health literacy and patient activation among frequent usersof healthcare services: a cross-sectional study', BMC Family Practicehttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-018-0724-7. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)