negative correlation

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Noun negative correlation has 1 sense

negative correlation, indirect correlation - a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with small values of the other; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and -1
--₁ is a kind of correlation, correlational statistics

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Negative Correlation

Definition: A negative correlation is a statistical relationship between two variables where they move in opposite directions. In other words, as one variable increases, the other variable decreases, and vice versa.

Usage:

In finance, negative correlation between stocks and bonds means that when the stock market goes up, bond prices tend to go down, and vice versa.
In social sciences, there is a negative correlation between income and crime rates, showing that as income levels rise, crime rates tend to decrease.
Scientists observed a negative correlation between hours of sleep and academic performance, indicating that as sleep hours decrease, academic performance tends to worsen.

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