On 21 Aug 2003 10:00:22 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Shahdad Naghshpour) wrote:
> I am using per capita income from BEA for 1969-01. CV for states is > calculated. The states are grouped into 9 (BEA) regions. CV for the > regions are calculated. The graph for the two CV series are very > similar. The correlation coefficient between the two series is 95%. Why > the similarity? Why not? Probably, inflation. You might work to make the question more detailed and intelligible if you want any further thoughts on it. Most people have very little interest in the coefficient of variation. In fact, I don't recall that I've every seen a "CV series" , let alone, a plot of one. -- Rich Ulrich, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pitt.edu/~wpilib/index.html "Taxes are the price we pay for civilization." Justice Holmes. . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
