A number between +1 and −1 calculated so as to represent the linear interdependence of two variables or sets of data.
Example sentencesExamples
- The absolute value of the correlation coefficient represents the strength of the association between the two variables.
- Researchers sample populations over a range of latitudes to calculate a correlation coefficient between body size and latitude for a particular species.
- We calculated a partial correlation coefficient that adjusted for both partners' ages.
- Whether a correlation coefficient is statistically significant or not will be affected by two factors.
- A value of 1 on the correlation coefficient indicates a linear dependence of the character on N level and a value of 0 indicates no dependence on N.