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correlation vs statistics

statistics vs correlation

correlation and statistics both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
correlation Yes No No No
statistics Yes No No No
As nouns, statistics is a hypernym of correlation; that is, statistics is a word with a broader 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
  • statistics: a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
correlation (noun) statistics (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 branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
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
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