correlations

association

Group with shared aim

• relationshipConnection between entities
• linkageConnected system of parts
• interconnectionMutual joining of parts

interrelation · nexus · tie · link · bond · correspondence · parallel · affinity · interdependence · interplay

coefficient

Number multiplying a variable

• regressionReturn to former state
• PearsonAnglo surname
• covarianceJoint deviation measure

Kendall · scatterplot · r-value · p-value · significance · bivariate · multivariate · partial · autocorrelation · spurious

trends

Prevailing directions of change

• tendenciesHabitual behavioral directions
• co-occurrenceJoint presence in context
• clusteringForming concentrated groups

distribution · frequency · regularity · consistency · variation · deviation · anomaly · outlier · signal · noise

study

Deliberate learning effort

• analysisMethodical study of parts
• findingsConclusions from investigation
• variablesChangeable elements in equations

measurement · methodology · hypothesis · observation · evidence · dataset · sample · population · longitudinal · meta-analysis

causality

Cause-effect connection

• mechanismMeans by which something operates
• influencePower to affect others
• determinantMatrix-derived scalar quantity

factor · predictor · outcome · antecedent · consequence · directionality · mediation · moderation · pathway · attribution

• demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
• researchstudy, research papers, researching, archive, peer review
• evidenceevidence, evidence bag, circumstantial evidence, proof, admissible
• statisticsmean, median, mode, variance, standard deviation
• business analyticsanalytics, data analysis, data, metrics, KPIs
• Data Journalisminfographics, charts, graphs, data visualization, statistics