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correlation vs partial correlation

partial correlation vs correlation

correlation and partial correlation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
correlation Yes No No No
partial correlation Yes No No No
As nouns, partial correlation is a hyponym of correlation; that is, partial 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
  • partial correlation: a correlation between two variables when the effects of one or more related variables are removed
correlation (noun) partial 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 between two variables when the effects of one or more related variables are removed
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 partial correlation

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