All::Clinical Science::Statistics::Correlation and linear regression

Intro

In statistics what is meant by Correlation?

looks at association between variables

What is meant by the correlation coefficient?

This indicates how closely the points lie to a line drawn through the plotted data

What information does a correlation coefficient give you about two variables?

gives information about how one variable may increase or decrease as another variable increases

What is Linear regression?

linear regression may be used to predict how much one variable changes when a second variable is changed