correlational.

Relating to statistical relationships between variables rather than necessarily establishing causation.

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Words that belong together

• correlational study
• correlational evidence

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The evidence was correlational rather than causal.

The course compared correlational studies with experiments.

A correlational result did not explain the mechanism.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic. Forms: More correlational; most correlational where degree is meaningful; relational uses are normally non-gradable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.