Namespaces
Variants
Actions

Negative correlation

From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
Revision as of 17:29, 7 February 2011 by 127.0.0.1 (talk) (Importing text file)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to: navigation, search

A form of correlative dependence between random variables under which the conditional mean value of one of these diminishes as the value of the other increases. One speaks of negative correlation between variables with a correlation coefficient when . See Correlation (in statistics).

How to Cite This Entry:
Negative correlation. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Negative_correlation&oldid=19251
This article was adapted from an original article by A.V. Prokhorov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article
Retrieved from "https://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Negative_correlation&oldid=19251"