Words Like CORRELATION

We have put together a list of words that are similar to CORRELATION.

2 Alternative Words Similar to correlation

1 Correlativity Noun      Synonym Words Like Correlativity
2 Statistics Noun      Synonym Words Like Statistics

1 examples of correlation

1 the correlation of forces, or of zymotic diseases

10 definitions of correlation

1 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.
2 a reciprocal relation between two or more things
3 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)
4 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
5 A causal, complementary, parallel, or reciprocal relationship, especially a structural, functional, or qualitative correspondence between two comparable entities: a correlation between drug abuse and crime.
6 Statistics The simultaneous change in value of two numerically valued random variables: the positive correlation between cigarette smoking and the incidence of lung cancer; the negative correlation between age and normal vision.
7 An act of correlating or the condition of being correlated.
8 Reciprocal relation; interdependence or interconnection.
9 The act of bringing into orderly connection or reciprocal relation.
10 In physiology, specifically, the interdependence of organs or functions; the reciprocal relations of organs.
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