La correlación
Example: La correlación entre las variables es muy significativa en este estudio.
Definition
"La correlación" refers to the statistical relationship or association between two or more variables, indicating how one variable may predict or relate to another. For example, the correlation between variables is important to understand patterns and dependencies in data analysis.
Etymology
The term "la correlación" comes from the Latin 'correlatio', combining 'com-' meaning 'together' and 'relatio' meaning 'a bringing back or relation'. It entered Spanish through scientific and mathematical discourse to describe mutual relationships between variables. Did you know? The concept of correlation became formalized in statistics only in the late 19th century.
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"La correlación" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (B2) - set 1", containing 111 commonly used words.
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