Correlation Analysis

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006746",
  "term": "Correlation Analysis",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. (Analysis of) the association or the relationship between variables.\n\n2. (Analysis of ) a quantitative relationship between two or more input variables of a model (e.g., body weight, inhalation rate, skin surface area). In analyses involving timedependent variables, a change in one variable is accompanied by a change in another time-dependent, correlated variable.\n\n3. (Analysis of ) the degree to which two or more quantities or events are linearly associated, a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the others.",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from Program Evaluation Glossary",
    "EPA Definitions of Terms Relevant to PRA and References for Further Reading at http://www.epa.gov/oswer/riskassessment/rags3adt/pdf/appendixe.pdf",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/correlation-analysis/"
}