correlation (noun)

  • 121relation — noun 1) the relation between church and state Syn: connection, relationship, association, link, correlation, correspondence, parallel 2) are you a relation of his? Syn: relative, member of the family, kinsman …

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  • 122relationship — noun 1) the relationship between diet and diabetes Syn: connection, relation, association, link, correlation, correspondence, parallel 2) their relationship to a common ancestor Syn: family ties/connections, blood relationship …

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  • 123factor analysis — noun any of several methods for reducing correlational data to a smaller number of dimensions or factors; beginning with a correlation matrix a small number of components or factors are extracted that are regarded as the basic variables that… …

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  • 124multivariate analysis — noun a generic term for any statistical technique used to analyze data from more than one variable • Topics: ↑statistics • Hypernyms: ↑statistical method, ↑statistical procedure • Hyponyms: ↑multiple regression, ↑ …

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  • 125reciprocality — noun a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence • Syn: ↑reciprocity • Derivationally related forms: ↑reciprocal (for: ↑reciprocity), ↑reciprocal • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 126tabular array — noun a set of data arranged in rows and columns see table 1 • Syn: ↑table • Derivationally related forms: ↑tabulate (for: ↑table), ↑tabular (for: ↑ …

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  • 127contingency table — noun mathematics : a table in which the rows tabulate the frequency distribution of one variable and the columns that of another, serving therefore to indicate the existence of a contingency or correlation between the variables compare… …

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  • 128cross dating — noun : the correlation of distinctive traits between two or more sites or levels in different localities for purposes of chronology; specifically : the establishment of the date of an archaeological site or level by comparing its distinctive… …

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