correlation
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“There is a very, very clear correlation between housing costs and homelessness, and that does not mean that drugs are not a factor. They absolutely are a factor.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Mr. Rock was highlighting the correlation between unemployment and crime, but public safety isn’t the only concern raised by a large population of idle young males.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
In addition, the oil-yield correlation has gradually weakened over the course of this month.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Many investors are surprised by the inverse correlation between growth rates in earnings and the S&P 500.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
To interpret rocks, there needs to be some means of correlation, a basis on which you can tell that those carboniferous rocks from Devon are younger than these Cambrian rocks from Wales.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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