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<word lex_id="0">correlation coefficient<word/>
<word lex_id="0">coefficient of correlation<word/>
<word lex_id="0">correlation<word/>
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<pointer refs="a02704461 v02658979 v00713996" source="3" target="1">Derivationally related form<pointer/>
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<def>a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary<def/>
<def>it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)<def/>
<example>what is the correlation between those two variables?<example/>
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