correlation
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4.6
- noun
- /ˌkɔːrəˈleɪʃən/
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correlación
- Seems to be a direct correlation between pigmentation and indignation.
- a positive correlation
- a negative correlation
- show a correlation
Do you see any sort of correlation to their religious beliefs?
- Do you see any sort of correlation to their religious beliefs?
- In the case of dark matter, these correlations can span through whole galaxies.
- And so you say, oh, no, no, no, that's just correlation does not imply causation.
- What sort of broad correlations have you observed in, say, endurance runners?
- So if only I had made that correlation prior to shopping.
Examples
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I don't think there is any obvious correlation between the two.
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For Wilson, the correlation between these two sets of data was sufficient to demonstrate causation.
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Have you found any correlation between these cases?
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There seems to be a correlation with violence, with fear.
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Possible reasons for this correlation lie in the structure of high schools.
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But is there a correlation between your health and your wealth?
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The study also revealed no correlation between the diagnosis of ADD and later reading ability.
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There is a very close correlation with banking profits and the economy as a whole.
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Skeptics claim that the correlation between oil and repression is a coincidence.
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The researchers found a significant correlation between air pollution levels and respiratory illnesses.
Synonyms
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1.9
A relationship between people, things, ideas, or events
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3.9
A connection between things, for example air pollution and disease
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4.2
A close match that shows two things are similar
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The way things are linked and affect each other
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A connection where two or more things affect each other
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A way two or more things connect and affect each other
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A close connection between things that makes them affect each other
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How much two things change at the same time
A link between two or more measurements that shows how they change together
A link between things, people, or events
Compounds
- Specialized
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A number between -1 and +1 that shows how strong and which way two things are related
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A connection between two things where one goes up as the other goes down
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A table that shows how strongly each pair of variables is related
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A link between two things that looks like one causes the other but a third thing causes both
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A measure that shows how a number like a test score relates to a two-value category like pass or fail
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A number that shows how a measured amount like a test score relates to a yes-or-no group
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A number that shows how similar scores are between two random halves of a test
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A number between -1 and 1 that shows how strongly two things change together
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A table that shows how two things are related with numbers in the cells
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A relationship between two things that forms a curved line on a graph
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The relationship between two things measured after keeping one other thing the same
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A number that shows how two things with two choices are related, for example male and female
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A number that shows how well several things together predict one result
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A relationship between two things where one goes up while the other goes down
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A method to measure the relationship between two ranked variables while keeping other variables the same
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A link between two things where change is not steady and dots do not form a straight line
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A number that shows how strong and in which direction a straight link between two things is
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To measure how two sets of scores are related by comparing their ranks
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A number that shows how closely two sets of ranked scores move together
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A number that shows how similar the order of items is in two lists
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How two things are related after removing the effect of a third thing
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A number from -1 to 1 that shows the strength and direction of a straight-line connection between two things
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A number that shows how strongly two yes or no variables are related
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A number showing how two things are related when each is split into two groups, for example yes and no
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A number estimating how strongly two yes-no variables are related
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A relationship between two things where one changes at different speeds
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A number that shows how similar scores are on two parts of a test
How Related
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Correlation comes from the parts co- 'together' and relation 'connection'. Think of it as two things that 'relate together', so when one changes the other often changes too. So a correlation is a link that shows how two or more things change together.