Korreloituneissa

Korreloituneissa is a Finnish grammatical form meaning “in the correlated ones.” It is the inessive plural form of the past participle adjective korreloitunut, which describes things that have become or are characterized by a correlation. In practice, the word is used to refer to data, variables, observations, or datasets that exhibit statistical correlation.

Morphology and usage in Finnish are typical of participial adjectives derived from verbs. The base verb is korreloida (to correlate), and the past participle korreloitunut yields various forms such as korreloitunut (singular nominative), korreloituneet (plural nominative), and korreloituneissa (plural inessive). The form korreloituneissa specifically marks “in the correlated [items],” and is commonly placed before or after the noun it modifies, depending on sentence structure.

In statistical and research writing, korreloituneissa is used to describe aspects of data that show correlation. It commonly appears in phrases like korreloituneissa havainnoissa (in the correlated observations) or korreloituneissa muuttujissa (in the correlated variables). The term helps distinguish correlated elements from uncorrelated or independently varying ones, and it is typically used alongside related concepts such as korrelaatio (correlation) and korrelaatioanalyysi (correlation analysis). Caution is advised to avoid implying causation when discussing correlated data.

Examples: “Korreloituneissa havainnoissa havaittiin positiivinen yhteys X:n ja Y:n välillä.” “Aineisto sisälsi korreloituneita muuttujia, joiden vaikutukset on tulkittava varoen.”