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autocorrelation

noun/ˌɔːtəʊˌkɒrɪˈleɪʃən/

C2CEFR level
88/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

The correlation of a time series with a time-lagged copy of itself.

Weekly sales showed strong autocorrelation, so last week's figure was a decent predictor of this week's.

Similar: serial correlation

Topic: Data & analytics in Business English

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