Partial Correlations for a Fitness and Exercise Study

The CORR Procedure

1 Partial Variables: Age
3 Variables: Weight Oxygen Runtime

Partial Covariance Matrix, DF = 26
  Weight Oxygen Runtime
Weight Wt in kg 72.43742055 -12.75113194 2.06766763
Oxygen O2 use -12.75113194 27.01654904 -5.59370556
Runtime 1.5 mi in minutes 2.06766763 -5.59370556 1.94512451

Pearson Partial Correlation Coefficients, N = 28
Prob > |r| under H0: Partial Rho=0
  Weight Oxygen Runtime
Weight
Wt in kg
1.00000
-0.28824
0.1448
0.17419
0.3849
Oxygen
O2 use
-0.28824
0.1448
1.00000
-0.77163
<.0001
Runtime
1.5 mi in minutes
0.17419
0.3849
-0.77163
<.0001
1.00000

Spearman Partial Correlation Coefficients, N = 28
Prob > |r| under H0: Partial Rho=0
  Weight Oxygen Runtime
Weight
Wt in kg
1.00000
-0.16407
0.4135
0.08708
0.6658
Oxygen
O2 use
-0.16407
0.4135
1.00000
-0.67112
0.0001
Runtime
1.5 mi in minutes
0.08708
0.6658
-0.67112
0.0001
1.00000

Kendall Partial Tau b Correlation Coefficients, N = 28
  Weight Oxygen Runtime
Weight
Wt in kg
1.00000 -0.09021 0.02854
Oxygen
O2 use
-0.09021 1.00000 -0.52158
Runtime
1.5 mi in minutes
0.02854 -0.52158 1.00000