Correlation — Science definition
Two quantities changing together — a real finding, but not on its own evidence that one causes the other.
Where it is taught
- Tables, Graphs & Patterns in Data — Scientific Inquiry & Diversity of Life, Life Science & Scientific Inquiry, Grade 7
In use
When two things change together, that is a correlation, and a correlation is a genuine finding that does not by itself establish that one caused the other — a third factor may drive both.
Tables, Graphs & Patterns in Data