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correlation vs direct correlation

direct correlation vs correlation

correlation and direct correlation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
correlation Yes No No No
direct correlation Yes No No No
As nouns, direct correlation is a hyponym of correlation; that is, direct correlation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than correlation:
  • correlation: a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other
  • direct correlation: a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and +1
correlation (noun) direct correlation (noun)
a 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) a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and +1
a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other
a reciprocal relation between two or more things
Difference between correlation and direct correlation

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