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linear correlation coefficient

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-015812

A measure of the tendency for there to be a linear relationship between (X, Y) pairs of data. Measured by Pearson’s coefficient (r), usually just called "correlation coefficient" (so the unwary may not realize that is measures only a linear relationship). [NZ 2002]

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-015812
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesThesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015812",
  "term": "linear correlation coefficient",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A measure of the tendency for there to be a linear relationship between (X, Y) pairs of data. Measured by Pearson’s coefficient (r), usually just called \"correlation coefficient\" (so the unwary may not realize that is measures only a linear relationship). [NZ 2002]",
  "references": [
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/linear-correlation-coefficient/"
}

Record 15,812 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.