How to Use correlation in a Sentence

correlation

noun

• She says that there's no correlation between being thin and being happy.
• Researchers have found a direct correlation between smoking and lung cancer.
• But the study didn’t find a correlation between the depth of the basin and the amount of swaying in the buildings.
  — Eric Niiler, Wired, 9 Oct. 2020
• Is there a correlation or has the team just packed it in for the season?
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2017
• What matters is the correlation of forces and facts on the ground.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 24 Aug. 2019
• Brazil comes next, with correlations on two of the four scales.
  — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 8 May 2018
• There is a correlation that good start from the football team can help the school year get off to a good start.
  — Kevin Lonnquist, star-telegram, 11 Oct. 2017
• On Earth, there's a strong correlation between the two in the weather.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 20 July 2018
• And there tends to be a correlation between the size of the living space and the type of pet that is adopted, which makes sense.
  — Joseph Pisani, Star Tribune, 24 June 2021
• The strangeness shows up in the correlation between stocks and bond yields.
  — James MacKintosh, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2021
• The reason for the correlation is also not explained in the study.
  — Devika Rao, The Week, 9 Aug. 2023
• The correlation between this stat and the outcome is strong here.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 27 Nov. 2019
• A good year or a bad year for rain has a direct correlation with how much there is to eat.
  — Elizabeth Fernandez, Forbes, 14 Nov. 2021
• Again, this correlation holds both in the case of both success and failure.
  — Steven Zeitchik, chicagotribune.com, 2 May 2018
• There’s a strong correlation with this type of crowd and what happened.
  — Dave Orrick, Twin Cities, 22 Feb. 2017
• But that was only a correlation, and the researchers wanted proof that each part of the cycle caused the next.
  — Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2019
• Give treats in the crate, or special chew toys to show a positive correlation with the crate.
  — Traci Howerton, NOLA.com, 26 Aug. 2020
• For the record, winning seems to have no correlation with a coach’s attire.
  — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022
• The correlation is that a stronger grip is found in people with more muscle mass.
  — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2023
• That said, there does seem to be a correlation between the return of the thin ideal and the use of Ozempic for weight loss.
  — Zoe Witt, Glamour, 9 Sep. 2022
• The less correlation there is between events, the greater will be the tendency to mean revert.
  — Dr. Paul Wendee, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• Kiser, who led her volleyball team in blocks and was third in kills, said there was a correlation from sport to sport.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, 29 May 2018
• Such a correlation between lending rates and yield puts the central bank in a quandary.
  — Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 13 May 2022
• Standard time has the best correlation between the sun's cycle and your body clock.
  — CBS News, 6 Nov. 2022
• Those type of things are a direct correlation to our crowd.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2021
• This marked a departure from the poll's steady correlation with the stock markets.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 18 Apr. 2018
• The interest rate on your loan has a direct correlation to the size of your payment.
  — Star-Telegram, star-telegram.com, 2 June 2017
• The correlation was strongest in children, teens and adults over age 50.
  — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2023
• His goal was to slim the survey down to only include questions with a statistical correlation to the outcomes that Rice’s team cared about.
  — Carly Stern, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
• Some researchers have looked for a potential correlation, and one study — conducted in Sweden with data collected since the 1970s, in a broader effort to measure the mortality of trans people — showed mixed evidence.
  — David Ingram, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Jan 2025