correlation
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In the former case, there is a strong positive correlation, which is hardly surprising.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026
Abigail Dow, an applied microeconomist and PhD candidate in economics at Boston University, underscored the correlation between childcare costs and people’s decisions to have children in a recent research paper.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026
In the film, the temporal correlation between increased use of plastics and decreasing sperm count is presented as causative.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
Jefferies analysts recommend investing in copper miners, such as Freeport-McMoRan, due to copper’s strong correlation with economic activity and AI demand.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
From a historical perspective, however, the lack of correlation between crime and punishment is nothing new.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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