Association
Synonyms
Correlation; (Statistical) dependence; Relationship
Definition
An association is a statistical dependence between two
or more events, characteristics, or other variables. An
association is present if the probability of occurrence
of an event or characteristic, or the quantity of a variable,
depends upon the occurrence of one or more other
events, the presence of one or more other characteristics,
or the quantity of one or more other variables. The
association between two variables is described as positive
when the occurrence of higher values of a variable
is associated with the occurrence of higher values
of another variable. In a negative association, the occurrence
of higher values of one variable is associated with
lower values of the other variable.
Tags: correlation, dependence, negative association, occurrence, presence, probability, relationship, synonyms, variables
