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correlation

英[,kɒrə'leɪʃ(ə)n;-rɪ-] 美[,kɔrə'leʃən]
  • n. [数] 相关,关联;相互关系

英英释意


1. a reciprocal relation between two or more things
2. 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?"
3. 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