Definition of coefficient of correlation

Definitions

Noun

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?"

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Synonyms

correlation correlation coefficient

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More General Terms

parametric statistic

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More Specific Terms

biserial correlation biserial correlation coefficient chance-half correlation multiple correlation coefficient Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient product-moment correlation coefficient split-half correlation tetrachoric correlation tetrachoric correlation coefficient

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