correlations

Meanings

Noun

• a reciprocal relation between two or more things
• 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)
• 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
• plural of correlation

Synonyms

coefficient of correlation, correlation, correlation coefficient, correlational statistics, correlativity