"good correlation" means that two things or events are closely related or connected to each other in a positive way.
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There are very
good correlations between solar activity and temperature, which could account for some, or perhaps all, of the observed climate change.
Once data
show good correlation, next step is to find out if the correlation is a consequence or a coincidence.
Both Lindzen and Spenser
find better correlations between OSR and Ts about 3 months earlier (in the tropics for Lindzen).
There has been a lot of interest in the relationship between ENSO and the AAO with
better correlation in some seasons than others but little realization that the northern trades and the southern exhibit very different behaviors, that the Arctic contributes, that the flux in ozone comes from the Arctic more than the Antarctic, this affecting mid latitude high altitude cloud cover.
And we have done many validation studies where we compared our diet assessments to biochemical measures, say of, tansfat in the fat tissue of a person or the level of beta - carotene in the blood, and we found
pretty good correlations — not perfect but they are pretty good — and that means that we are able to pick up meaningful differences in people, among people that we can tell someone who is eating a large amount of transfat from a person eating low amount of transfat.
For streamflow prediction, the ESP approach has very limited or no correlation skill beyond the months influenced by initial hydrologic conditions, while the CM - HPS has
moderately better correlation skill, attributable to the enhanced temperature prediction skill that results from CanSIPS's ability to predict El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and its teleconnections.
For streamflow prediction, the ESP approach has very limited or no correlation skill beyond the months influenced by initial hydrologic conditions, while the CM - HPS has moderately
better correlation skill, attributable to the enhanced temperature prediction skill that results from CanSIPS's ability to predict El Niño — Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and its teleconnections.
Such people, however, have been exposed to different types of radiation from what one encounters in space, and
at best the correlation of data is imprecise.
In all, the study says, those that use a more equal mix of components, including between a third and half based on value - added,
couple better correlations to the outcome measures with improved reliability.