It is a measure of the strength of a linear relationship between one dependent variable and one or more explanatory variables.
It is very important to recognise that a high level of correlation does not imply causation. Also, it does not provide information on non-linear relationships.
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If two variables are highly correlated, the Pearson correlation will be close to -1.0 or +1.0. A correlation of zero shows no relationship.
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