Correlation coefficient
a measure of association that indicates the degree to which two variables have a linear relationship; this coefficient, represented by the letter r, can vary between -1 and -1; when r = -1, there is a perfect positive linear relationship in which one variable relates directly with the other; when r = -1, there is a perfect negative linear relationship between the variables.
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