corr.nn4bb {PoisBinOrdNor}

Finds the tetrachoric correlation based on user-specified correlation between binary variables.

Description

This function computes the tetrachoric correlation given the correlation for a pair of binary variables (phi coefficient).

Usage

corr.nn4bb(p1, p2, BB.cor)

Arguments

p1

Probability parameter for the first binary variable.

p2

Probability parameter for the second binary variable.

BB.cor

Pre-specified correlation for a pair of binary variables.

Value

A tetrachoric correlation coefficient.

References

Demirtas, H. & Doganay, B. (2012). Simultaneous generation of binary and normal data with specified marginal and association structures. Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics, 22(2), 223-236.

Examples

## Not run: 
corr.nn4bb(0.43, 0.7, 0.129)

## End(Not run)