Meaning & use
Covariation
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the degree to which two or more variables change together or are correlated with one another.
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The study measured the covariation between exercise frequency and overall well-being.
Researchers analyzed the covariation of rainfall and crop yield over the decade.
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A key concept in statistics and psychology, related to but distinct from causation, since two variables can covary without one causing the other.
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correlationco-occurrence
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