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partial correlation vs first-order correlation

first-order correlation vs partial correlation

partial correlation and first-order correlation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
partial correlation Yes No No No
first-order correlation Yes No No No
As nouns, first-order correlation is a hyponym of partial correlation; that is, first-order correlation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than partial correlation:
  • partial correlation: a correlation between two variables when the effects of one or more related variables are removed
  • first-order correlation: a partial correlation in which the effects of only one variable are removed (held constant)
partial correlation (noun) first-order correlation (noun)
a correlation between two variables when the effects of one or more related variables are removed a partial correlation in which the effects of only one variable are removed (held constant)
Difference between partial correlation and first-order correlation

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