pearson product-moment correlation coefficient

Noun
  1. The most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between variables that are linearly related (synset 106042957)
    referred to in: statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
    is a type of: coefficient of correlation, correlation, correlation coefficient - 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)
    same as: product-moment correlation coefficient

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