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correlation

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


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Yet the chart also shows that the stock-bond correlation is strongly mean-reverting: High correlations have consistently been followed by low correlations, and vice versa.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

“Whenever growth is this fast, there’s got to be some strong positive correlation between SG&A and revenue,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Though this correlation doesn’t amount to a guarantee, you should know that it is stronger statistically than many of the other indicators that get far more attention on Wall Street.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

It was Prof Sheryl van Nunen who discovered the link between MMA and ticks almost 20 years ago, after noticing a correlation in patients at her Sydney allergy clinic.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

From the Coldwater site and another site, named Timberline, directly on the mountain, Johnston peered through a big, boxy instrument called a correlation spectrometer.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

The team also found that the photons displayed correlations that violate Bell's inequality.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Yet the chart also shows that the stock-bond correlation is strongly mean-reverting: High correlations have consistently been followed by low correlations, and vice versa.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Existing studies show correlations rather than proof that altered creatine metabolism directly causes depression, and the disorder itself involves many biological pathways.

From Science Daily Jun. 30, 2026

Krishna at Barclays says that historically low correlations within the S&P 500 sectors suggest idiosyncratic earnings, while noting concentration changes stoked volatility.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 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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