. 2021 Apr 23;16(4):e0250699. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250699

Table 2. Statistical analysis of daily COVID-19 infection data for Ireland as set and subset^a.

Correlation coefficient	Set / subset	Set-subset / subset	Set / set-subset
Spearman ρ (rho)	0.81	0.717	0.975
Pearson ρ^b (r)	0.84	0.747	0.987

^a Set = COVID-19 infections in entire population; subset COVIID-19 infections in HCWs.

^bp-value < .00001, significant at p < .01.

Table 2. Statistical analysis of daily COVID-19 infection data for Ireland as set and subseta.