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coefficient

[koh-uh-fish-uhnt] / ˌkoʊ əˈfɪʃ ənt /






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Over the past three years, the correlation coefficient between the XLF and the S&P 500 is 0.97, in which a correlation of 1.00 means they move exactly in unison.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026

According to Kim, people often think first of Pearson's correlation coefficient when they hear the word agreement, since it is introduced early in statistics education and remains a fundamental tool.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2025

However, standard measures of income inequality, such as the Gini coefficient, changed little over the period.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

Since finishing ninth in Europe in 2022-23 for a second successive season - the country's best since seventh in 1988 - Scotland's coefficient has dropped so far that it starts the new campaign in 17th.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025

The first equation I needed to do was the one that defined the thrust coefficient.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam