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Correlation vs Uncorrelated - What's the difference?

correlation | uncorrelated |

In statistics terms the difference between correlation and uncorrelated

is that correlation is one of the several measures of the linear statistical relationship between two random variables, indicating both the strength and direction of the relationship while uncorrelated is having a covariance of zero.

As a noun correlation

is a reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects.

As an adjective uncorrelated is

not correlated.

correlation

English

(wikipedia correlation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects
  • (statistics) One of the several measures of the linear statistical relationship between two random variables, indicating both the strength and direction of the relationship.
  • An isomorphism from a projective space to the dual of a projective space, often to the dual of itself.

    • Derived terms

    * autocorrelation * correlation coefficient * Pearson correlation

    Related terms

    * correlate

    uncorrelated

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia uncorrelated) (en adjective)
  • Not correlated
  • (statistics) Having a covariance of zero