| Variables | Backlinks | Referring Domains | Referral Traffic | Global Rank |
| Backlinks | 1.000 | 0.840** | 0.511** | −0.888** |
| Referring Domains | 0.840** | 1.000 | 0.705** | −0.871** |
| Referral Traffic | 0.511** | 0.705** | 1.000 | −0.722** |
| Global Rank | −0.888** | −0.871** | −0.722** | 1.000 |