correlation
any statistical relationship, whether causal or not, between two random variables or bivariate data
coherence
ideal property of waves that enables stationary (i.e. temporally and spatially constant) interference
kendall tau rank correlation
type of statistic
heritability
estimation of effect of genetic variation on phenotypic variation of a trait
environmental factor
any factor, whether abiotic or biotic, that influences living organisms in an ecosystem
rank correlation
any of several statistics that measure an ordinal association
correlates of crime
factors associated with unlawful behavior
multiple correlation
statistical concept
spurious relationship
mathematical relationship in which two or more events or variables are associated but not causally related, due to either coincidence or the presence of a certain third, unseen factor
Phillips relationship
in astrophysics
beer-diapers syndrome
purported correlation between sales of beer and diapers
dependency
relationship between two entities where one entity influences, determines or relies on the other