As nouns,
multiple correlation coefficient is a hyponym of
correlation coefficient; that is,
multiple correlation coefficient is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
correlation coefficient:
- correlation coefficient: 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)
- multiple correlation coefficient: an estimate of the combined influence of two or more variables on the observed (dependent) variable