 Asymptotic distribution of the Gaussian sample correlation (source code)

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= Asymptotic distribution of the Gaussian sample correlation
{title2=$\sqrt n(\widehat\rho-\rho)$}

For a centered bivariate normal sample,
$$
\sqrt n(\widehat\rho-\rho)\xrightarrow dN\bigl(0,(1-\rho^2)^2\bigr).
$$
This is the multivariate delta method for $g(a,c,b)=c/\sqrt{ab}$.

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