Scientists look for patterns in data. These patterns can identify risk ... cancer usually takes some years to develop. If there is a correlation between a particular factor and an outcome, it ...

Reviewed by Thomas J. Catalano Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez You can calculate the correlation coefficient to find the correlation between any two variables, whether they are market indicators, ...

Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez Reviewed by Thomas Brock A negative, or inverse correlation, between two variables, indicates that one variable increases while the other decreases, and vice versa.

Regardless of how many times you hear the phrase "correlation does not imply causation," you can't help but get a little excited when there is data to support a strange relationship. I decided to ...

Regardless of how many times you hear the phrase "correlation does not imply causation," you can't help but get a little excited when there is data to support a strange relationship. I decided to ...