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partial correlation vs correlation

correlation vs partial correlation

partial correlation and correlation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
partial correlation Yes No No No
correlation Yes No No No
As nouns, correlation is a hypernym of partial correlation; that is, correlation is a word with a broader meaning than partial correlation:
  • partial correlation: a correlation between two variables when the effects of one or more related variables are removed
  • 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 partial correlation include correlational statistics.
partial correlation (noun) correlation (noun)
a correlation between two variables when the effects of one or more related variables are removed 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 partial correlation and correlation

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