What is the meaning of correlation coefficient?

noun

  • A statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation. to +1 (perfect positive correlation))
    • usage: "what is the correlation between those two variables"
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