Economic Indicators Vocabulary

noun the degree to which one variable changes with respect to another variable

• The data analysis revealed a strong positive correlation between income level and education level.
• I noticed a correlation between how much sleep I get and how productive I am during the day.
• There's a correlation between how much you study and how well you do on the test.
• The artist believes there is a correlation between her emotions and the colors she uses in her paintings.

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being, in this case, 'expected' is the past tense of the verb 'expect'

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun, in this case, 'expected' describes something that is anticipated or predicted to happen

• The company's revenue for this quarter is lower than expected.
• I didn't expect the movie to be that good!
• I'm expecting a big turnout at the party tonight.
• Her performance in the play exceeded all expectations.

noun a person or thing that is actually existing or that is not imaginary

adjective used to describe something that actually exists or is not imaginary

• It is important to distinguish between real and fake news sources.
• I can't believe that's a real diamond, it's so shiny!
• That party was real lit last night!
• She showed her real strength when faced with adversity.