correlation (noun)
21correlation — cor|re|la|tion [ ,kɔrə leıʃn ] noun FORMAL 1. ) count or uncount a connection or relationship between two or more things that is not caused by chance. A positive correlation means that two things are likely to exist together; a negative… …
22partial correlation — noun a correlation between two variables when the effects of one or more related variables are removed • Topics: ↑statistics • Hypernyms: ↑correlation, ↑correlational statistics • Hyponyms: ↑first order correlation * * * …
23rank correlation — noun : a measure of correlation depending on rank * * * ˈrank correlation 7 [rank correlation] noun uncountable (statistics) a method for finding to what extent two s …
24correlation coefficient — /kɒrəˌleɪʃən koʊəˈfɪʃənt/ (say koruh.layshuhn kohuh fishuhnt) noun the statistical measure of correlation, called r, having the value +1 for perfect positive linear correlation, 1 for perfect negative linear correlation, and a value of 0 for a… …
25correlation — /ˌkɒrə leɪʃ(ə)n/ noun the degree to which there is a relationship between two sets of data ● Is there any correlation between people’s incomes and the amount they spend on clothing? ⇒ coefficient of correlation, multiple correlation …
26correlation ratio — /kɒrəˈleɪʃən ˌreɪʃioʊ/ (say koruh layshuhn .raysheeoh) noun a mathematical measure of the correlation between two sets of values not linearly correlated …
27correlation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. correlativity; reciprocation, reciprocity; mutuality; interrelation, correspondence; analogy, likeness. See relation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. interdependence, correspondence, equivalence; see… …
28correlation — [ˌkɒrəˈleɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] formal a connection or relationship between things …
29correlation — /kɒrəˈleɪʃən / (say koruh layshuhn) noun 1. mutual relation of two or more things, parts, etc. 2. the act of correlating. 3. the state of being correlated. 4. Statistics the degree of relationship of two attributes or measurements on the same… …
30coefficient of correlation — 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) what is the correlation between those two variables? • Syn:… …
