About The Word Correlation
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Correlation
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What's The Definition Of Correlation?
[n] 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
[n] 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?" [n] a reciprocal relation between two or more things Synonyms | Synonyms for Correlation: coefficient of correlation | correlation coefficient | correlational statistics | correlativity Related Terms | Find terms related to Correlation: allegory | analogy | balancing | comparative anatomy | comparative degree | comparative grammar | comparative judgment | comparative linguistics | comparative literature | comparative method | compare | comparing | comparison | confrontation | confrontment | contingency | contrast | contrastiveness | dependence | distinction | distinctiveness | interrelation | likening | matching | metaphor | opposing | opposition | parallelism | proportion | relation | relativity | simile | similitude | trope of comparison | weighing See Also | biserial correlation | biserial correlation coefficient | chance-half correlation | correlational analysis | curvilinear correlation | direct correlation | indirect correlation | multiple correlation coefficient | negative correlation | nonlinear correlation | parametric statistic | partial correlation | Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient | positive correlation | product-moment correlation coefficient | reciprocality | reciprocity | skew correlation | split-half correlation | spurious correlation | statistics | tetrachoric correlation | tetrachoric correlation coefficient Correlation In Webster's Dictionary \Cor`re*la"tion\ (-l?"sh?n), n. [LL. correlatio; L.
cor- + relatio: cf. F. corr['e]lation. Cf. {Correlation}.]
Reciprocal relation; corresponding similarity or parallelism
of relation or law; capacity of being converted into, or of
giving place to, one another, under certain conditions; as,
the correlation of forces, or of zymotic diseases.
{Correlation of energy}, the relation to one another of
different forms of energy; -- usually having some
reference to the principle of conservation of energy. See
{Conservation of energy}, under {Conservation}.
{Correlation of forces}, the relation between the forces
which matter, endowed with various forms of energy, may
exert.
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