correlation

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However, the researchers note that the findings show a correlation, not cause and effect, and that factors like motivation or self-discipline may also influence outcomes.

From Science Daily

He found the inverse correlation between rates and stocks is deeply negative at negative 0.5 — and the market’s rate sensitivity is as high as it’s been in several years.

From MarketWatch

Studies find a measurable negative correlation between heavy AI use and critical-thinking ability, mediated by what cognitive scientists call off-loading—the brain simply stops doing work it knows a machine will do.

From The Wall Street Journal

There isn’t a direct correlation between SpaceX news and Tesla stock yet, but the two companies are getting closer.

From Barron's

However, most of that evidence has been based on correlations, and the biological processes behind those links have remained unclear.

From Science Daily