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RELATED WORDS : biserial correlation biserial correlation coefficient chance-half correlation coefficient of correlation correlation coefficient correlation matrix correlation table curvilinear correlation direct correlation first-order correlation fourfold point correlation indirect correlation kendall partial rank correlation kendall rank correlation multiple correlation multiple correlation coefficient negative correlation nonlinear correlation partial correlation pearson product-moment correlation coefficient phi correlation positive correlation product-moment correlation coefficient rank-difference correlation rank-difference correlation coefficient rank-order correlation rank-order correlation coefficient skew correlation split-half correlation spurious correlation tau coefficient of correlation tetrachoric correlation tetrachoric correlation coefficient

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Noun correlation has 3 senses

• correlation(n = noun.linkdef) correlativity - a reciprocal relation between two or more things; Array
is a kind of reciprocality, reciprocity
Derived forms verb correlate₂, verb correlate₁, adjective correlational₁

• correlation(n = noun.cognition) coefficient of correlation, correlation coefficient - 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?"
is a kind of parametric statistic
has particulars: pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, product-moment correlation coefficient, multiple correlation coefficient, biserial correlation, biserial correlation coefficient, chance-half correlation, split-half correlation, tetrachoric correlation, tetrachoric correlation coefficient
Derived forms verb correlate₂, verb correlate₁, adjective correlational₁

• correlation(n = noun.cognition) correlational statistics - 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; Array
is a kind of statistics
is a part of correlational analysis
has particulars: curvilinear correlation, nonlinear correlation, skew correlation, partial correlation, direct correlation, positive correlation, indirect correlation, negative correlation, spurious correlation
Derived forms verb correlate₂, verb correlate₁, adjective correlational₁

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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

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correlation

Relation

N relation, bearing, reference, connection, concern, cognation, correlation, analogy, similarity, affinity, homology, alliance, homogeneity, association, approximation, filiation, interest, relevancy, dependency, relationship, relative position, comparison, ratio, proportion, link, tie, bond of union, relative, correlative, cognate, relating to, relative to, in relation with, referable or referrible to, belonging to, appurtenant to, in common with, related, connected, implicated, associated, affiliated, allied to, en rapport, in touch with, approximative, approximating, proportional, proportionate, proportionable, allusive, comparable, in the same category, like, relevant, applicable, equiparant, relatively, pertinently, thereof, as to, as for, as respects, as regards, about, concerning, anent, relating to, as relates to, with relation, with reference to, with respect to, with regard to, in respect of, while speaking of, a propos of, in connection with, by the way, by the by, whereas, for as much as, in as much as, in point of, as far as, on the part of, on the score of, quoad hoc, pro re nata, under the head of, of, in the matter of, in re, thereby hangs a tale.

Correlation

N correlation, reciprocalness, reciprocity, reciprocation, mutuality, correlation, interdependence, interrelation, connection, link, association, interchange, exchange, barter, reciprocator, reprocitist, reciprocal, mutual, commutual, correlative, reciprocative, interrelated, closely related, alternate, interchangeable, interdependent, international, complemental, complementary, mutually, mutatis mutandis, vice versa, each other, one another, by turns, reciprocally, happy in our mutual help, correlation, reciprocalness, reciprocity, reciprocation, mutuality, correlation, interdependence, interrelation, connection, link, association, interchange, exchange, barter, reciprocator, reprocitist, reciprocal, mutual, commutual, correlative, reciprocative, interrelated, closely related, alternate, interchangeable, interdependent, international, complemental, complementary, mutually, mutatis mutandis, vice versa, each other, one another, by turns, reciprocally, happy in our mutual help.

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