CORRELATION COEFFICIENT: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

Pronunciation:			`koru'leyshun `kowu'fishunt
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[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); "what is the correlation between those two variables?"
	Synonyms:		coefficient of correlation, correlation
	See Also:		biserial correlation, biserial correlation coefficient, chance-half correlation, multiple correlation coefficient, parametric statistic, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, product-moment correlation coefficient, split-half correlation, tetrachoric correlation, tetrachoric correlation coefficient