coefficient of correlation

American  

noun

Statistics.

1. correlation coefficient.

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Etymology

Origin of coefficient of correlation

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Under a "scatter diagram" there is a notation that the coefficient of correlation is .10.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

If crime were never found in unemployment, and unemployment never in crime, the coefficient of correlation would be -1, indicating a perfect inverse relationship.

From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Edman, Irwin

There was a close relation between the amount of leaf scorch in August, 1950, and the amount of winter injury, the coefficient of correlation being 0.97, which is very highly significant.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting Urbana, Illinois, August 28, 29 and 30, 1951 by Northern Nut Growers Association

The coefficient of correlation is, in general, a measure of the relation between two different characteristics or conditions in a single group of individuals.

From The Social Direction of Evolution An Outline of the Science of Eugenics by Kellicott, William E.

Mr. Earle measured the ability of any individual by his deviation from the average for his grade and sex, and found the coefficient of correlation between children of the same family to be .50.

From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul