coefficient
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A low “correlation coefficient,” marked in blue, is usually an indicator of spiky objects in the atmosphere that aren’t rain or hail.
From Washington Post
Imagine starting with an equation of one variable whose coefficients are integers—such as x2 + 2x + 3 = 0—and looking for the roots of that equation.
From Scientific American
Their correlation coefficient has risen to 0.41 now from 0.1 in September, where zero means no correlation and 1 implies perfectly synchronised movement.
From Reuters
"In this case, they are aggregating different effects likely caused by different processes and claiming to have found some general loss aversion coefficient."
From Salon
“It is true that they calculated properly using some average coefficient, but that may not have any connection to reality,” she said.
From Washington Post
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