correlation coefficient

cor·re·la·tion co·ef·fi·cient

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kawr-uh-ley-shuh n, kor- koh-uh-fish-uh nt]
- /ˌkɔr əˈleɪ ʃən, ˌkɒr- ˌkoʊ əˈfɪʃ ənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kawr-uh-ley-shuh n, kor- koh-uh-fish-uh nt]
- /ˌkɔr əˈleɪ ʃən, ˌkɒr- ˌkoʊ əˈfɪʃ ənt/

Definitions of correlation coefficient words

noun correlation coefficient a statistic measuring the degree of correlation between two variables as by dividing their covariance by the square root of the product of their variances. The closer the correlation coefficient is to 1 or –1 the greater the correlation; if it is random, the coefficient is zero 3
noun correlation coefficient any of several measures of concomitant variation in two or more variables 3
noun correlation coefficient one of a number of measures of correlation, usually assuming values from +1 to −1. 1
noun correlation coefficient (statistics) Any of the several measures indicating the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two random variables. 0

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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