Definition of correlation

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Definition of correlation

  • 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) (noun)

    Examples

    1. what is the correlation between those two variables?

    Synonyms

    1. coefficient of correlation
    2. correlation coefficient
  • a reciprocal relation between two or more things (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. correlativity
  • 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. correlational statistics

See definition of correlation in Merriam Webster