Zoutus: Data on time and dose of CT fluoroscopy-guided procedures
Description
Two correlation/association coefficients: Pearson $r_0$ and Spearman $r_1$, are reviewed and compared.Format
A data frame with 19 observations on the following two variables.
- LogTime
- Total procedure time. Minutes on a natural log scale.
- LogDose
- Dose of CT fluoroscopy-guided procedure. Rads on a natural log scale.
Source
Zou, K. H. and Tuncali, K. and Silverman, S. G. (2003). "Correlation and simple linear regression". Radiology, 227, 617--628.Details
Both correlation coefficients confirm that the log of total time and the log of dose are correlated strongly and positively.