correlation

Zusammenhang, Korrelation

Ein Zusammenhang, bei dem zwei Dinge häufig gemeinsam auftreten oder sich gemeinsam verändern.

In einfachem Englisch: A connection in which two things tend to happen or change together.

• There is a clear correlation between sleep and mood.
• The study found no correlation between these habits.
• A correlation does not prove that one thing causes another.

So benutzt man es: correlation between A and B (Researchers noticed a correlation between stress and poor sleep.); correlation with something (Age showed little correlation with performance.)

Synonyme: connection, relationship, association

Häufige Wendungen: strong correlation, clear correlation, correlation between things

Korrelation

Eine Zahl, die zeigt, wie stark zwei Wertereihen dazu neigen, gemeinsam zu steigen oder zu fallen.

In einfachem Englisch: A number showing how strongly two sets of values tend to rise or fall together.

• The correlation coefficient was close to zero.
• We calculated the correlation between height and weight.
• A negative correlation means one value tends to fall as the other rises.

So benutzt man es: correlation between A and B (The analysis found a positive correlation between income and spending.)

Häufige Wendungen: correlation coefficient, positive correlation, negative correlation