Infections are a cause of encephalopathy. Many types of bacteria, viruses, and fungi can cause encephalitis by infection and inflammation of the brain tissue or of the meninges (meningitis) that line the brain and spinal cord.
A value of zero indicates that there is no relationship between the two variables. If the correlation coefficient of two variables is zero, it signifies that there is no linear relationship between the variables. However, this is only for a linear relationship; it is possible that the variables have a strong curvilinear relationship.
Coefficient of Correlation: is the degree of relationship between two variables say x and y. It can go between -1 and 1. 1 indicates that the two variables are moving in unison. They rise and fall together and have perfect correlation. -1 means that the two variables are in perfect opposites.