Correlation
What Correlation means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Correlation
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
An informal measure of how closely points follow a straight line, from strong positive through weak to strong negative.
The strength and direction of an association between two variables; it does not, by itself, establish causation.
Topics that use Correlation
- L: Data presentation and interpretation (AQA A-Level)
- Data presentation and interpretation (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Cleaning data
- Frequency density
- Histogram
- Measures of central tendency
- Measures of variation
- Outlier
- standard deviation
- Summary statistics
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