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correlation

[kawr-uh-ley-shuhn, kor-] / ˌkɔr əˈleɪ ʃən, ˌkɒr- /


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There’s much less correlation between presidential approval and the outcome of Senate races.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

Thursday’s price action was indicative of this extreme correlation.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

We found across a large sample of competing schools that the correlation between entrance-exam scores and graduation rates was more than double that for any other admission requirement, including high-school GPAs and class standing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Bitcoin’s 30-day correlation with NDX is still around 0.45, above its 10-year average, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

The overall correlation was now down to .11, which for all intents and purposes means that the students’ evaluations had almost nothing at all to do with the experts’ evaluations.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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