Meaning of CORRELATION
| Pronunciation: | | `koru'leyshun
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | coefficient of correlation, correlation coefficient, correlational statistics, correlativity |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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