Learn about the negative correlation coefficient, its significance, comparison with other coefficients, and real-world ...

In the first case, there is a strong upward-sloping relationship between X and Y; in the second case, no apparent relationship; in the third case, a strong downward-sloping relationship. Note the ...

Crime rates rise with ice cream consumption. Divorce rates rise as people use more margarine. These are classic examples of spurious correlations (Fletcher, 2014). Statistically, these variables move ...

A figure comparing the results of earlier turbidite correlation research to results calculated by an algorithm developed at The University of Texas at Austin. Black dashed lines indicate similar ...