Both Uses
correlate
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The Crying of Lot 49
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- There's no way to trace it, unless you want to follow up an accidental correlation, like you got from the old man.†
Chpt 4 *correlation = relationship such that a change in one thing helps predict a change in another"Editor's Notes"Just because you can guess 'A' from 'B' doesn’t mean 'A' changes 'B.' Something else, like 'C,' might affect both, and that’s why 'A' can be guessed from 'B.'
For example, children with larger shoe sizes are likely to know more math. It's not that shoe size helps with math, it's that older children tend to have larger feet and know more math. - You think it's really a correlation?†
Chpt 4
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(1)
(correlate) to find or have a connection or relationship between two things, such that a change in one helps predict a change in the otherJust because you can guess 'A' from 'B' doesn’t mean 'A' changes 'B.' Something else, like 'C,' might affect both, and that’s why 'A' can be guessed from 'B.'
For example, children with larger shoe sizes are likely to know more math. It's not that shoe size helps with math, it's that older children tend to have larger feet and know more math. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)