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

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

Higher activity is a positive, but Parker warns there is little historical correlation between the ISM and stock prices.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

We would further expect that after September 2019 there would be a consistently high correlation.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

A regression analysis can demonstrate correlation, but it doesn’t prove cause.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt