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Preferred term

correlation

Definition

  • [HUPSON] A statistical measure referring to the relationship between two random variables. It is a positive correlation when each variable tends to increase or decrease as the other does, and a negative or inverse correlation if one tends to increase as the other decreases. source: http://shodor.org/interactivate/dictionary/

Broader concept

Creator

  • nsb@ceh.ac.uk

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/10132

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