Association Factor for Identifying Linear and Nonlinear Correlations in Noisy Conditions

Background: In data analysis and machine learning, we often need to identify and quantify the correlation between variables. Although Pearson’s correlation coefficient has been widely used, its value is reliable only for linear relationships and Distance correlation was introduced to address this sh...

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Main Authors: Nezamoddin N. Kachouie, Wejdan Deebani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/22/4/440