Partial correlation
partial correlation
Noun
1. a correlation between two variables when the effects of one or more related variables are removed
(hypernym) correlation, correlational statistics
(hyponym) first-order correlation
(classification) statistics
Partial Correlation
A correlation between two variables that remains after controlling for (e.g., partialling out) one or more other variables. For example, the HAIR LENGTH may correlate with HEIGHT (with taller individuals having shorter hair), however, that correlation will likely become smaller or even disappear if the influence of GENDER is removed, since women are generally shorter and are more likely to have long hair than men.
See also
Correlation ,
Spurious Correlations ,
Basic Statistics ,
Multiple Regression ,
Structural Equation Modeling (SEPATH) .
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