Introduction to Correlation
Learn the basics of correlation and its use in data science and machine learning
4 min readOct 20, 2023
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INTRODUCTION
After reading this article, the reader will learn the following:
- Definition of correlation
- Positive Correlation
- Negative Correlation
- Uncorrelation
- Mathematical Definition of Correlation
- Python Implementation of Correlation Coefficient
- Covariance Matrix
- Python Implementation of Covariance Matrix
Correlation
Correlation measures the degree of co-movement of two variables.