correlation coefficient

noun

Any of the several measures indicating the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two random variables.

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coefficient of correlationcorrelation
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Meanings

nouncorrelation coefficient (plural correlation coefficients)

plural correlation coefficients

  1. mathematicsAny of the several measures indicating the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two random variables.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)

Similar
coefficient of correlationcorrelation
Broader
parametric statistic
Also see
correlation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 相關係數 /相关系数
  • 相關係數 /相关系数 (xiāngguān xìshù)any of the several measures
Czech korelační koeficient
  • korelační koeficientany of the several measures
Dutch correlatiecoëfficiënt
  • correlatiecoëfficiëntany of the several measures
German Korrelationskoeffizient
  • Korrelationskoeffizientany of the several measures
Greek συντελεστής συσχέτισης
  • συντελεστής συσχέτισης (syntelestís syschétisis)any of the several measures
Japanese 相関係数
  • 相関係数 (sōkan keisū)any of the several measures
Tagalog katuwang ng satugnay
  • katuwang ng satugnayany of the several measures
Cite this entry
APA

correlation coefficient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/correlation%20coefficient

MLA

“correlation coefficient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/correlation%20coefficient. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “correlation coefficient,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/correlation%20coefficient.

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