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correlation

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


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The correlation coefficient between the chart’s two data series is 97%, in fact — only slightly lower than the 100% reading that would mean there is a perfect correlation.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

I think there’s more to the high oil-bond correlation than chance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

In part, that is because self-reported sleep measures often show poor correlation with objective assessments, making it difficult to capture real-world sleep patterns.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Not only has private equity lagged the S&P 500 in recent years, its correlation with public markets is very high.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Let’s start with the positive correlation: books in the home equal higher test scores.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

It provides a unified—and somewhat badass—identity for a confusing set of weather correlations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

But Mitchell wants you to make those correlations, too.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

The researchers caution that the study found correlations and cannot establish cause and effect.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

One gauge is pointing to low stock-market correlations, with the Cboe 1-Month Implied Correlation Index approaching levels last seen two years ago.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 5, 2026

So if you just look at raw correlations between police and crime, you will find that when there are more police, there tends to be more crime.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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