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correlation

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


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"If you look at the numbers of teams that go back up or finish in the top places, there's a huge correlation between those clubs and the ones that are parachute payment clubs," McAnuff said.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The correlation between oil prices and Treasury yields, which was relatively strong earlier this year, has broken down recently, Warsh said during his press conference.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

“There is really no correlation between sightings and incidents,” he said via email.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

These questions will not produce a precise correlation forecast or a universal allocation limit.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

The correlation is probably explained by the relative wealth of these societies, bringing about both increased milk consumption and more cancer due to greater longevity.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

The unusual coherent X-ray emission could serve as a highly sensitive spectroscopic "sensor" for electron-electron correlations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

While stock-bond correlations have turned positive, an AI-led downturn would resemble a traditional negative demand shock, as weaker capital expenditure, softer hiring and declining household wealth weigh on spending and inflation, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“It paints the picture of this later equity cycle environment, where correlations are lower, and we have these credit spreads widening out as well,” Wald told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

It allows particles or systems to share correlations that cannot be explained by classical physics.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

These correlations suggest strongly that regional population size or population density or population pressure has something to do with the formation of complex societies.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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