partial correlation

/ˌpɑrʃəl ˈkɔrəˌleɪʃən/
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Definitions of partial correlation
  1. noun
    a correlation between two variables when the effects of one or more related variables are removed
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    types:
    first-order correlation
    a partial correlation in which the effects of only one variable are removed (held constant)
    type of:
    correlation, correlational statistics
    a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other
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