The phrase "a slight relationship" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a minimal or weak connection between two entities or concepts.
Example: "There seems to be a slight relationship between the two variables, but further research is needed to confirm this."
Alternatives: "a minor connection" or "a small association".
Statistics that show purchase or use of some technologies, such as smart devices, has only a slight relationship to technology transformation in business processes.
He found a slight relationship between stimulus dollars and job creation, but none at all if you set aside three states: Alaska and the Dakotas.
There was essentially no link between the two, but if anything there was a slight relationship wherein nations with higher levels of quality earnings also had higher levels of employment: Everyone knows that not all jobs are equal – even within the same occupation there are good jobs and jobs with little security.
However, a linear fit of the FDA approval numbers with global lethality suggests a slight relationship which is significant, when lung cancer is excluded (r2 = 0.20, p = 0.05, Figure S2).
The vertical dimension of occlusion revealed a slight relationship with the proper dominant eye.
The R analyses indicated a strong overall chemical relationship and a strong dose relationship, and suggested a slight relationship for possible laboratory effects for the GP.
To interpret the magnitude of the correlation coefficients ρ, the following guidelines from [28] were followed: for absolute values between 0 and 0.19 a very slight relationship, between 0.20 and 0.39 a slight one, between 0.40 and 0.59 moderate relationship, between 0.60 and 0.79 a strong one, and between 0.80 and 1 very strong.
In the first model, there were inverse relationships between temperature and various measures of cardiorespiratory morbidity except for CHA, which showed a slight positive relationship.
There was a slight negative relationship between total WST score and age (P <.05).
The data show a slight positive relationship between development and affordability in neighborhoods: the more market-rate development, the more naturally affordable units remain (these are housing units provided by the market — not subsidy — where low-income households pay 30% or less of their income).
For the predictor "perception of instructor" there seemed to be a slight positive relationship with "help from instructor" as the criterion.
