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correlation

/ correlation /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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 of:
statistics
Kinds of:
curvilinear correlation nonlinear correlation skew correlation partial correlation positive correlation
Has parts:
correlational analysis
Derived:
correlate
noun Sense 2
a reciprocal relation between two or more things
Type of:
reciprocality reciprocity
Derived:
correlate
noun Sense 3
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?"
Type of:
parametric statistic
Kinds of:
product-moment correlation coefficient Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient multiple correlation coefficient biserial correlation coefficient biserial correlation
Derived:
correlate
Domain:
statistics
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Sense Count
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Total Synonyms
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Total Relationships
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Times Searched
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statistics curvilinear correlation nonlinear correlation skew correlation partial correlation positive correlation reciprocality reciprocity parametric statistic product-moment correlation coefficient Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient multiple correlation coefficient