correlation Definition
cor·re·la·tion (kôr′ə lā′s̸hən, kär′-)
correlation Related Forms
cor′·re·la′·tional adjective
correlation Synonyms
correlation
n.
correlation Finance Definition
A
statistical concept that shows the tendency of two or more variables to change
their values at the same time, either in the same direction (positive
correlation) or opposite directions (negative correlation).
correlation Usage Examples
Converse of object
- calculate: This correlation could be investigated further by calculating a cross correlation between the RMSD and chi1 and chi2 angles.
- demonstrate: Scientific study and evidence clearly demonstrates the direct correlation between line speed, operator skill and contamination levels.
- compute: The algorithms used to compute the correlation in the Question Statistics report have been improved in 2.2.
Adjective modifier
- inverse: This change becomes prominent in advanced stages of the cancer and shows a strong inverse correlation with protein expression.
- canonical: This paper proposes a new test of independence based on the maximum canonical correlation between pairs of discrete variables.
- negative: The general negative correlation between the two data sets, dominated by the Galactic plane to high Galactic latitude variation, is readily apparent.
- intraclass: Note that the population intraclass correlation can be estimated using variance component estimation methods.
- stratigraphic: This excursion is important as it resulted in the first detailed international stratigraphic correlation, which was published by Buckland two years later.
- positive: There was a significant positive correlation between.. ... .
Modifies a noun
- coefficient: The correlation coefficient between adjacent pairs of axes can be viewed by clicking an axis with the right mouse button.
- matrix: A correlation matrix is derived across these six specifications.
Preposition: between
- severity: And, there was positive correlation between the severity of infection and the number of ESPs that stimulate an antibody response.
- variable: The correlations between the variables are presented in matrix form in Table 2.
- deprivation: As with other health indicators, there is a strong correlation between deprivation and poor mental health.
Noun used with modifier
- product-moment: Mantel statistics may turn out significant even if they have values that would seem very low for a Pearson product-moment correlation between two variables.
- gene-environment: Gene-environment correlations show that nature and nurture are inseparable.
- two-point: This has an effect on the two-point correlation function of the perturbations, but it seems to be quite small.
- eddy: Observational methods, e.g. eddy correlation techniques to measure turbulent fluxes or measurement of mean profiles to infer turbulent transport.
- electron: The methods which represent experimental work most closely are those that include electron correlation.
- rank: The quantity t is known as the Kendall rank correlation coefficient tau.
Browse dictionary entries near correlation
- ‹ correlate
- ‹ Corregidor
- ‹ Correggio
- ‹ correctness
- ‹ correctly
- ‹ corrective
- ‹ correctitude
- ‹ correction
- ‹ corrected
- ‹ correct

