correlation coefficient
noun
: a number or function that indicates the degree of correlation between two sets of data or between two random variables and that is equal to their covariance divided by the product of their standard deviations
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Debris lofted into radar signal (lower left panel) shown in dual pol correlation coefficient data.
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
On a year-to-year basis (2024 vs. 2023), my overall park factors had a 0.67 correlation coefficient, virtually the same as the past two seasons.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Through the first nine months of 2024, the correlation coefficient between the daily moves of the S & P 500 and USO was 0.1, according to a CNBC calculation.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
The correlation coefficient between someone's 30-day interest rating, and their average daily score, was r=0.70.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 29 June 2013
The reliability of the neural responses to emotions was defined using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2017
Lyvers et al did a survey study of 106 university students and found that alexithymia was correlated with the amount of caffeine consumed per day (p < 0.01, correlation coefficient r = 0.26).
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2014
The 90-day correlation coefficient of Bitcoin and the tech gauge now stands above 0.68, the highest such reading in Bloomberg data going back to 2010.
—Vildana Hajric, Fortune, 10 May 2022
The 90-day correlation coefficient of the coin and a basket of non-profitable tech stocks now stands above 0.60, the highest such reading on record.
—Vildana Hajric, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2022
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
On a year-to-year basis (2024 vs. 2023), my overall park factors had a 0.67 correlation coefficient, virtually the same as the past two seasons.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Through the first nine months of 2024, the correlation coefficient between the daily moves of the S & P 500 and USO was 0.1, according to a CNBC calculation.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
The correlation coefficient between someone's 30-day interest rating, and their average daily score, was r=0.70.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 29 June 2013
The reliability of the neural responses to emotions was defined using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2017
Lyvers et al did a survey study of 106 university students and found that alexithymia was correlated with the amount of caffeine consumed per day (p < 0.01, correlation coefficient r = 0.26).
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2014
The 90-day correlation coefficient of Bitcoin and the tech gauge now stands above 0.68, the highest such reading in Bloomberg data going back to 2010.
—Vildana Hajric, Fortune, 10 May 2022
The 90-day correlation coefficient of the coin and a basket of non-profitable tech stocks now stands above 0.60, the highest such reading on record.
—Vildana Hajric, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2022
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“Correlation coefficient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/correlation%20coefficient. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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