a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)
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correlation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | coefficient of correlation, correlation coefficient |
| Type of | parametric statistic |
| Has types | tetrachoric correlation coefficient, biserial correlation coefficient, chance-half correlation, multiple correlation coefficient, pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, product-moment correlation coefficient, split-half correlation, tetrachoric correlation, biserial correlation |
| Derivation | correlate, correlational |
what is the correlation between those two variables?.
correlation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | correlativity |
| Type of | reciprocity, reciprocality |
| Derivation | correlational, correlate |
correlation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | correlational statistics |
| Type of | statistics |
| Has types | spurious correlation, direct correlation, skew correlation, indirect correlation, partial correlation, curvilinear correlation, positive correlation, negative correlation, nonlinear correlation |
| Derivation | correlate, correlational |
Examples of correlation
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The correlation was 57 percent three months ago but has since plunged past zero.
From the denverpost.com
It seems reasonable to assume a correlation between wealth and entrepreneurship.
From the forbes.com
Timescale-dependent shaping of correlation by olfactory bulb lateral inhibition.
From the sciencedaily.com
The only thing linking CO2 to warming is an assumed correlation being causation.
From the guardian.co.uk
There was a real correlation, when Damo played a good game of basketball we won.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
A study by the Kauffman Foundation found an inverse correlation between the two.
From the time.com
Previous research has shown a correlation between carbohydrate intake and NAFLD.
From the sciencedaily.com
This probably explains why there is a correlation between freckles and red hair.
From the newscientist.com
Indeed, correlation amplitudes in grooves were always higher than on the ridges.
From the nature.com
- A reciprocal relation between two or more things
- Correlation coefficient: a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation); "what is the correlation between those two variables?"
- A statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other
- (correlate) to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation; "Do these facts correlate?"
- A correlation is a reciprocity (collineation from a projective space onto its dual space, taking points to hyperplanes and preserving incidence) with the identity as the associated automorphism.
- In statistics, correlation and dependence are any of a broad class of statistical relationships between two or more random variables or observed data values.
- (Correlative) In grammar, correlatives are words that are separated in a sentence but function together to perform a single function.
- (Correlate) To tell from evidence found in two or more separated rock units that they are of the same age.
- (Correlate) A mathematical process used to determine if an observed outcome is attributable to an imposed condition. A correlation of 1.00 indicates absolute dependency. A correlation of zero indicates a purely random outcome.
