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Definition of coefficient of correlation

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?"

Similar Words: correlation coefficient, correlation

Hyponyms: product-moment correlation coefficient, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, multiple correlation coefficient, biserial correlation coefficient, biserial correlation, split-half correlation, chance-half correlation, tetrachoric correlation coefficient, tetrachoric correlation

Derivational Morphology: correlate

Anagrams: electrical line of force

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