The correlation coefficient indicates the degree of linear relationship between two variables. The correlation coefficient always lies between -1 and +1. -1 indicates perfect linear negative relationship between two variables, +1 indicates perfect positive linear relationship and 0 indicates lack of any linear relationship.
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Correlation Coefficient
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