When I(x, y) is large, the association ratio produces very
credible results not unlike those reported in Palermo and
Jenkins (1964), as illustrated in Table 3. In contrast, when
I(x, y) ---: 0, the pairs are less interesting. (As a very rough
rule of thumb, we have observed that pairs with I(x, y) > 3
tend to be interesting, and pairs with smaller I(x, y) are
generally not。One can make this statement precise by
calibrating the measure with subjective measures. Alternatively,
one could make estimates of the variance and then
make statements about confidence levels, e.g. with 95%
confidence, P(x, y) > P(x) P(y).)