correlate
Find mutual relationship
Correlate means to show or have a mutual relationship or connection.
Two things correlate when they vary together systematically: Income level correlates with educational attainment.
As a verb, it means to establish such a connection: Researchers correlated smoking with lung cancer rates.
A correlate as a noun is something that stands in correlation with something else—a counterpart or companion phenomenon.
Point of connection
- associateConnect mentally or socially
- connectJoin or link
- correspondMatch or communicate
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
match · pair · align · parallel · equate · map · bridge · interrelate
Prone to fluctuation
- coefficientNumber multiplying a variable
- regressionReturn to former state
- covarianceJoint deviation measure
- scatter plotGraph showing paired data points
r-value · significance · p-value · dataset · sample · outlier · trend · deviation
Direction of change
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- relationshipConnection between entities
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- covariationMutual variation between variables
synchrony · parallel · alignment · similarity · regularity · consistency · proportionality · interdependence
link
Point of connection
- associateConnect mentally or socially
- connectJoin or link
- correspondMatch or communicate
tie · match · pair · align · parallel · equate · map · bridge · interrelate · couple
variable
Prone to fluctuation
- coefficientNumber multiplying a variable
- regressionReturn to former state
- covarianceJoint deviation measure
scatter plot · r-value · significance · p-value · dataset · sample · outlier · trend · deviation · variance
trend
Direction of change
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- relationshipConnection between entities
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
covariation · synchrony · parallel · alignment · similarity · regularity · consistency · proportionality · interdependence · reciprocity
cause
What produces an effect
determine · predict · explain · attribute · imply · suggest · indicate · signal · precede · follow
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- comparison verbscompare, contrast, differentiate, distinguish, juxtapose
- Connection Wordsconnect, bond, link, tie, join
- examineexamine, analyze, assess, evaluate, inspect
- joiningjoin, attach, fasten, connect, bind
- math verbsadd, adds, subtract, subtracts, multiply
correlateuncorrelated
Lacking statistical relationship
unrelated · independent · unconnected · random · dissociate
correlateseparate
To set apart
disconnect · dissociate · differentiate · distinguish · decouple
- positive correlationVariables move same direction
- negative correlationWhen increases predict decreases
- statistical correlationQuantified relationship between variables
- correlation coefficientMeasure of variable association
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