diff --git a/docs/statlab_corr_tau.rst b/docs/statlab_corr_tau.rst
index 849cf70b..26a735f2 100644
--- a/docs/statlab_corr_tau.rst
+++ b/docs/statlab_corr_tau.rst
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ To create a scatter plot of ``y1`` and ``y2``:
 
 .. code:: python
 
-  c.plot_y_list(axis_label=['y1','y2'])
+  t.plot_y_list(axis_label=['y1','y2'])
 
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