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correlation

cor·re·la·tion

UK/ˌkɒɹ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ US/ˌkɔɹ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

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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3.

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

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Origin

From Middle French corrélation. Morphologically correlate + -ion.

Phrases

  • correlation coefficient
  • correlation delta
  • correlation energy
  • correlation function
  • Kendall rank correlation coefficient
  • Pearson correlation
  • Spearman's rank correlation coefficient

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