correlation
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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
This correlation has long been the subject of urban myths on Wall Street, and many have dismissed it out of hand.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Though these studies analyzed periods that ended some years ago, there’s no evidence that the correlation is any weaker.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
The results revealed no significant correlation between activity in the two cell populations.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 1, 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 is designed to identify correlations in where and when the photons appear, allowing it to reconstruct the original particle interaction.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Internal correlations drop as a bull market ages,” according to Pies.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 5, 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
“It strains credulity,” Lee ruled, “to suggest that these correlations are mere coincidence and the product of individual human selections.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 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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