Despite the chant that correlation is not causation, some researchers believe the design of scatter plots nudges us to the wrong conclusions. Can a change in their design lessen that risk? Analyzing ...

You can use the Correlations task to compute pairwise correlation coefficients for the variables in your data set. The correlation is a measure of the strength of the linear relationship between two ...

If you understand the definition of a mathematical function, a good way to judge it is that any line drawn parallel to the y-axis intersects with the values in the function’s curve only once. The same ...

Before I started playing Guess the Correlation, I didn’t expect to spend an hour of my Easter weekend obsessing over an 8-bit video game, much less one based on something that many scientists do every ...

Scatter graphs show the relationship between two sets of data, eg number of tourists and number of tourist facilities or weight and height. A line of best fit, or trend line, can be added to the ...

Graphs are a useful way to show numerical data. There are a variety of graphs that can help highlight patterns and be used to reach conclusions. Choosing the right graph is very important. Bar charts ...