CORRELATION COEFFICIENT
(noun)Definitions
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Correlation Coefficient.
Correlation Coefficient - as a 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)
Example: "What is the correlation between those two variables?"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
coefficient of correlationcorrelation13Hypernyms (Closely Related)
parametric statisticHyponyms (Broadly Related)
Example Sentences
"The correlation coefficient measures the degree of linear relationship between two variables."
"A high correlation coefficient implies a strong positive linear relationship between the variables."
"The correlation coefficient can range from -1 to +1."
"A correlation coefficient of zero indicates no linear relationship between the variables."
"Researchers often calculate the correlation coefficient to determine if there is a significant association."
