CORRELATION
Scrabble letter values: C3O1R1R1E1L1A1T1I1O1N1 = 13
Definition
- noun a reciprocal relation between two or more things. — synonyms: correlativity
- noun a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary. — synonyms: correlation_coefficient, coefficient_of_correlation
- 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. — synonyms: correlational_statistics
Examples
- “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?”