correlation
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(noun) 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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Synonyms: correlational statistics |
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Related Words: curvilinear correlation, direct correlation, indirect correlation, negative correlation, nonlinear correlation, partial correlation, positive correlation, skew correlation, spurious correlation, statistics |
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(noun) a reciprocal relation between two or more things |
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Synonyms: correlativity |
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Related Words: reciprocality, reciprocity |
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(noun) 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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Synonyms: coefficient of correlation, correlation coefficient |
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Related Words: Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, biserial correlation, biserial correlation coefficient, chance-half correlation, multiple correlation coefficient, parametric statistic, product-moment correlation coefficient, split-half correlation, tetrachoric correlation, tetrachoric correlation coefficient |
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