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