(n): a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
(n): 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)
(n): any statistic computed by procedures that assume the data were drawn from a particular distribution
(n): 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
(n): a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters