Pearson correlation coefficient - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearson_correlation_coefficientPearson's correlation coefficient is the covariance of the two variables divided by the product of their standard deviations. The form of the definition involves a "product moment", that is, the mean (the first moment about the origin) of the product of the mean-adjusted random variables; hence the modifier product-moment in the name. Pearson's correlation coefficient, when applied to a population, is commonly represented by the …