Correlationis astatisticaltechnique that can show whether and how strongly pairs of variables are related. For example, height and weight are related; taller people tend to be heavier than shorter people.Correlationcan tell you just how much of the variation in peoples' weights is related to their heights.
Correlation always doesnotsignify cause and effect relationshipbetween the two variables. AsCorrelationis a statistical measure that describes the size and direction of arelationshipbetween two or more variables. This is also referred to ascause and effect.
