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 ...
The policy of dekulakization was auxiliary to collectivization. Local activists employed dekulakization to intimidate peasants into joining collective farms (lest they be subject to the fate of the kulak) and to halt the flight of peasants seeking to escape repression and leave for the cities.