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Hands-On Predictive Analytics with Python
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Hands-On Predictive Analytics with Python

by Alvaro Fuentes
December 2018
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
330 pages
8h 32m
English
Packt Publishing
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The Pearson correlation coefficient

The standard tool for comparing two numerical features is the Pearson correlation coefficient, commonly known simply as the correlation coefficient (there are many other correlation coefficients, but this one is by far the most popular). This is a numerical indication of the strength of the linear association between two numerical features.

I will repeat the keywords again: linear association. If the relationship between the features is nonlinear, then this correlation coefficient could be misleading, which is why it is always a good idea to take a look at both the scatter plot and the correlation coefficient.

Knowing the key characteristics of this coefficient will help us with the interpretation:

  • Its ...
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