direct correlation vs correlation

correlation vs direct correlation

direct correlation and correlation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
direct correlation	Yes	No	No	No
correlation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, correlation is a hypernym of direct correlation; that is, correlation is a word with a broader meaning than direct correlation:

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: 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

Other hypernyms of direct correlation include correlational statistics.

direct correlation (noun)	correlation (noun)
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 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 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 direct correlation and correlation

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