positive correlation

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positive correlation - a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and +1

direct correlation

statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters

correlational statistics, correlation - a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other

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Results: Results have established a positive correlation between curve of Spee and ANB values with a highly significant p-value of <0.001.

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There was a positive correlation for cessation attempts and maximum quit days.

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