strong/high/close/significant etc correlation• We do not disagree in theory that there should be a closer correlation between actual price and the rate.• There was, however, a strong correlation between the success of grantapplicants and their satisfaction with the system.• As you might expect, studies show a strong correlation between maritaldissatisfaction and infidelity.• There was also a relatively minor but significant correlation between the rate of known opioid use and townships' population size.• There was no significant correlation between the frequency of extrasystoles, either supraventricular or ventricular, and oxygensaturation values.• No significant correlations were apparent between creatinine clearance and either duration of mesalazine treatment or cumulative mesalazine dose.• His only significant correlation is between the level of communication and democraticperformance.• A solidmajority shows strong correlation with disrespectful behavior, verbalabuse and physicalaggression.
Origincorrelation
(1500-1600)Medieval Latincorrelatio, from Latincom- ( → COM-) + relatio“relation”
ADJECTIVE | VERB + CORRELATION | CORRELATION + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤close, good, high, remarkable, significant, strong密切相關;高度關聯;顯著關聯▸➤clear, obvious明顯的聯繫▸➤direct, simple直接的/簡單的關聯◇There is a direct correlation between exposure to sun and skin cancer.日照與皮膚癌有直接關係。➤broad, general, overall大體/普遍/總體相關▸➤low, poor, weak低相關性;弱相關性▸➤positive正相關▸➤inverse, negative逆相關;負相關▸➤statistical統計相關VERB + CORRELATION➤have有關聯◇The second group of measurements had a high correlation with the first.第二組測量數據與第一組具有很強的相關性。➤discover, establish, find, observe, see發現相關性;建立關聯;觀察相互關聯▸➤demonstrate, indicate, reveal, show證明相關;顯示相關;表明相關◇The study showed a significant correlation between smoking and heart disease.研究表明吸煙與心臟病有很大關聯。➤examine研究相關性CORRELATION + VERB➤exist關聯存在◇A strong correlation exists between obesity in parents and in their children.父母的肥胖和子女的肥胖之間存在着密切關聯。PREPOSITION➤correlation between⋯之間的相關性◇the correlation between speed and risk of accident速度和事故風險之間的相關性➤correlation with與⋯的相關性◇the correlation of height with weight身高與體重的關聯性PHRASES➤lack of correlation沒有相關性