This week's word, correlate, is a powerful term often used to describe relationships between different things. Understanding it can enhance your reading comprehension and make your own writing more precise.
Definition
The word correlate (verb) means to have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing affects or depends on another. In statistics and data analysis, it specifically refers to a statistical relationship between two or more random variables or observed data values.
It can also be used as a noun (noun), referring to either of two things that are mutually related.
Sentence Examples
Here are a few simple examples of how to use correlate in a sentence:
Studies show that higher levels of education often correlate with higher lifetime earnings.
The meteorologists are trying to correlate the shift in wind direction with the sudden drop in temperature.
Do ice cream sales truly correlate with the number of shark attacks, or is that just a coincidence?
His improved grades appear to correlate directly with the amount of time he spends studying each week.