Dictionary Check: correlation
"correlation" is a valid word!
Scrabble
13
points
Words with Friends
16
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Definition
noun
a reciprocal relation between two or more things
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)
Example:
"what is the correlation between those two variables?"
noun
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
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