https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2010.09712/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39462454urn:hackerpapers:mention:2010.09712:39462454Thu, 22 Feb 2024 02:32:30 GMT<p>&gt; The final computation of Hoeffding&#x27;s D involves a formula that normalizes this sum, taking into account the total number of data points and the expected values under the assumption of independence. The result is a measure that ranges from -0.5 to 1, where values near 0 indicate no association, values closer to 1 indicate a strong positive association, and values near -0.5 suggest a strong negative association. This is incorrect. Hoeffding&#x27;s D was not intended to be used as a descriptive statistic to measure the strength or direction of a relationship, it&#x27;s just a statistic from a…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2010.09712/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>stat.CO