Correlation coefficients are a simple way to measure how two things are related or connected. It tells us if there is a positive (both increase) or negative (one increases while the other decreases) relationship between two variables, or if they are not related at all. The correlation coefficient ranges from -1 to 1, where -1 means a perfect negative relationship, 1 means a perfect positive relationship, and 0 means no relationship at all.
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