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Would it not be inverse or negative correlation, instead?

• thaumasiotes 5y ago
  Something has gone wrong when you want to describe a positive correlation as "negative".
  • sodality2 5y ago
    Well that can easily be switched just by the variables... for example: isolation factor (ie, lockdowns) vs depression rates. When isolation factor decreases (lockdown releases), depression rates increase. Negative correlation. Social contact (ie, lockdown releases) vs depression rates. When lockdowns release and social contact increases, depression rates increase. Positive correlation. If it was straightforward coordinate plane values like to describe the slope of a line, you can't really easily reverse the correlation just by redefining the variables.
• UncleMeat 5y ago
  Technically a negative correlation, but I'm not sure that this wording would be more clear for readers.