The phrase "a slight correlation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the relationship between two variables that are related to each other to a small degree.
Example: "The study found a slight correlation between exercise frequency and overall happiness levels among participants."
Alternatives: "a minor correlation" or "a weak correlation."
CK-specific genes appeared not correlated, whereas TFs showed a slight correlation, becoming stronger when only the CK-specific TFs were considered.
There is a slight correlation with the key velocity, suggesting that the phenomenon may be correlated to acoustical nonlinearities (e.g., string termination yielding), similar to those appearing in other instruments such as the kantele [4].
However, a slight correlation was observed in terms of specific TFs, while all TFs appeared not correlated.
In the early 1980's, a C.D.C. study showed a slight correlation between carpet cleaning and Kawasaki.
But what the DAL study found was that there was only a slight correlation between lower expenses and higher performance.
The activity for CO and C3H8 oxidation presented a slight correlation with the surface area of the aged catalysts.
CCHCR1 had a slight negative correlation with the EGFR expression level, but no correlation between CCHCR1 and cyclin-D1 was detected (data not shown).
An analysis of national per caput averages in 1971 disclosed a slight negative correlation between fuelwood consumption and income growth in Asia, but no discernible correlation in Africa and Latin America.
A slight positive correlation of IgA with age and length of service and weak negative correlation of IgM with cumulative doses differs from our previous studies and some reports that observed a dose-dependent increase in these immunoglobulins.
By contrast, there was a slight positive correlation in animals acutely treated with IL-1Ra (R: 0.84, p = 0.03) without any correlation in the delayed-IL-1Ra treated group (Fig. 5C).
The correlation coefficients are 0.0957 for GR and TS and 0.1465 for GR and CS, indicating that each has a slight positive correlation.
