correlation

corrélation, relation

Lien entre deux choses qui ont tendance à se produire ou à changer ensemble.

En anglais simple : A connection in which two things tend to happen or change together.

• There is a clear correlation between sleep and mood.
• The study found no correlation between these habits.
• A correlation does not prove that one thing causes another.

Comment l'utiliser : correlation between A and B (Researchers noticed a correlation between stress and poor sleep.); correlation with something (Age showed little correlation with performance.)

Synonymes : connection, relationship, association

Expressions courantes : strong correlation, clear correlation, correlation between things

corrélation

Nombre indiquant à quel point deux ensembles de valeurs ont tendance à augmenter ou diminuer ensemble.

En anglais simple : A number showing how strongly two sets of values tend to rise or fall together.

• The correlation coefficient was close to zero.
• We calculated the correlation between height and weight.
• A negative correlation means one value tends to fall as the other rises.

Comment l'utiliser : correlation between A and B (The analysis found a positive correlation between income and spending.)

Expressions courantes : correlation coefficient, positive correlation, negative correlation