(A correlation of 1 means that by knowing the variable on the x-axis — in this case,
the lifetime number of stem cell divisions — one can predict the y - axis value 100 % of the time.)
Not exact matches
By plotting the
lifetime incidence
of various cancers against the estimated
number of normal
stem cell divisions in the corresponding tissues over a
lifetime, they found a strong correlation extending over five orders
of magnitude.
Plotting the total
number of stem cell divisions over a
lifetime against the
lifetime risk
of cancer in 31 different organs revealed a correlation.