Definition of correlation coefficient. : a number or function that indicates the degree of correlation between two sets of data or between two random variables and that is equal to their covariance divided by the product of their standard deviations.
Dekulakization (Russian ÑÐ°ÑÐºÑÐ»Ð°ÑÐ¸Ð²Ð°Ð½Ð¸Ðµ, raskulachivanie, Ukrainian ÑÐ¾Ð·ÐºÑÑÐºÑÐ»ÐµÐ½Ð½Ñ, rozkurkulennia) was the Soviet campaign of political repressions, including arrests ... A combination of dekulakization, collectivization, and other repressive policies led to mass starvation in many parts of the Soviet Union and the death of at least 14.5 million peasants ...
About one million kulak households (some five million people) were deported and never heard from again. Forced collectivization of the remaining peasants, which was often fiercely resisted, resulted in a disastrous disruption of agricultural productivity and a catastrophic famine in 1932-33.