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coefficient of correlation

coef·fi·cien·tofcorrelation

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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?”
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