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Fact checked by Suzanne KvilhaugReviewed by Thomas J. CatalanoFact checked by Suzanne KvilhaugReviewed by Thomas J. Catalano A correlation coefficient is used in statistics to describe a pattern or ...
Correlation coefficients are indicators of the strength of the linear relationship between two different variables, x and y. A linear correlation coefficient that is greater than zero indicates a ...
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