correlation

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Key contributions came from collaborators at Janelia Research Campus in Virginia, including specialists in fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and 3D super-resolution imaging.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

There isn’t a direct correlation between SpaceX news and Tesla stock yet, but the two companies are getting closer.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Ongoing studies at the Shark Lab suggest that there might actually be a correlation between the high number of people in the ocean and the relatively low number of shark bites.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Far from exhibiting a steady uptrend over the 15 years prior to 2019, the correlation fluctuated widely.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Yet there is often a weak correlation between degrees of explicit and implicit bias; many people who think they are not biased prove when tested to have relatively high levels of bias.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander