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correlation

[kawr-uh-ley-shuhn, kor-] / ˌkɔr əˈleɪ ʃən, ˌkɒr- /


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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

In a 2024 paper, Jeremiah Green of Texas A&M University and John Hand of the University of North Carolina sought to replicate McKinsey’s results and found no correlation between diversity and financial performance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Still, the inverse correlation between oil and stocks remained.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

But, alas, there is no correlation between the date of one’s birth and scores on any standard personality test.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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