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Covariance

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Noun

1. covariance

(statistics) the mean value of the product of the deviations of two variates from their respective means

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Covariance

see synonyms of covariance
noun
statistics
a measure of the association between two random variables, equal to the expected value of the product of the deviations from the mean of the two variables, and estimated by the sum of products of deviations from the sample mean for associated values of the two variables, divided by the number of sample points. Written as Cov (X, Y)

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Covariance

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noun
Statistics
a measure of the relationship between two variables whose values are observed at the same time; specif., the average value of the product of the two variables diminished by the product of their average values

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Covariance

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n.
A statistical measure of the tendency of two random variables to vary in the same direction (called positive covariance) or in an opposite direction (called negative covariance) over many observations. Covariance is equal to the summed products of the deviations of corresponding values of the two variables from their respective means.

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