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indirect correlation

DEFINITIONS OF: indirect correlation

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n a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with small values of the other; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and -1

Synonyms:
negative correlation
Type of:
correlation, correlational statistics
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
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