Correlation coefficients are indicators of the strength of the linear relationship between two different variables, x and y. A linear correlation coefficient that is greater than zero indicates a ...

Almost every day you can find in media commentary that XYZ is causing stocks to fall (or rise). Such definitive statements are common—but what’s almost always missing is statistical proof. And if you ...

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This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Correlation matrices play a key role in many multivariate methods (e.g., graphical model estimation and factor analysis). The current state-of ...

Statistical mechanics provides a fundamental framework for understanding how collective phenomena in many-body systems give rise to macroscopic changes in state, known as phase transitions. Research ...

The law of demand is an economic principle that explains the negative correlation between the price of a good or service and its demand. When the price of a good or service increases, the demand ...

A dramatic statistical correlation between the prevalence of diabetes and air pollution levels has been demonstrated by a UB researcher who published his observations in the journal, Diabetes Care.