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Correlation and Regression Differences

Correlation measures the degree of association between two variables without fitting a line, while regression finds the best line to predict one variable from another. Correlation does not differentiate between dependent and independent variables, whereas regression does. The primary objective of correlation is to express the relationship between variables, while regression aims to estimate values based on a fixed variable.

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Correlation and Regression Differences

Correlation measures the degree of association between two variables without fitting a line, while regression finds the best line to predict one variable from another. Correlation does not differentiate between dependent and independent variables, whereas regression does. The primary objective of correlation is to express the relationship between variables, while regression aims to estimate values based on a fixed variable.

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Correlation and Regression Differences

There are some differences between Correlation and regression.

 Correlation shows the quantity of the degree to which two variables are associated. It does not
fix a line through the data points. You compute a correlation that shows how much one variable
changes when the other remains constant. When r is 0.0, the relationship does not exist. When
r is positive, one variable goes high as the other goes up. When r is negative, one variable
goes high as the other goes down.

 Linear regression finds the best line that predicts y from x, but Correlation does not fit a line.

 Correlation is used when you measure both variables, while linear regression is mostly applied
when x is a variable that is manipulated.

Comparison Between Correlation and Regression


Basis Correlation Regression

A statistical measure that defines Describes how an independent


Meaning co-relationship or association of two variable is associated with the
variables. dependent variable.

Dependent and Independent


No difference Both variables are different.
variables

To describe a linear relationship To fit the best line and estimate one
Usage
between two variables. variable based on another variable.

To estimate values of a random


To find a value expressing the
Objective variable based on the values of a
relationship between variables.
fixed variable.

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