Definition of Autocorrelation

1. Noun. (statistics signal processing) The cross-correlation of a signal with itself: the correlation between values of a signal in successive time periods. ¹

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Definition of Autocorrelation

1. [n]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Autocorrelation

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autocorrelation (current term)
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Literary usage of Autocorrelation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. SAS/ETS(R) 9.1 User's Guide, Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4 by SAS Institute (2004)
"In this case, the firstorder Durbin-Watson test is highly significant, with p < .0001 for the hypothesis of no first-order autocorrelation. ..."

2. Storage, Trade, and Price Policy Under Production Instability: Maize in Kenya by Thomas C. Pinckney (1988)
"This, then, is an argument for negative autocorrelation, for which there is no ... The autocorrelation parameter measured over the years 1970 to 1983 is + ..."

3. Modeling of Monthly Intermittent Streamflow Processes by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"... a2(z) + ^(z) a2(x) (3.6) 3.3.3 autocorrelation Coefficient By definition ... obtained as Thus, the autocorrelation coefficient of the {Y } process is ..."

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