Relationship between SFR and log(1 + δ_gal) for a stellar-mass- and redshift-matched sample of galaxies. Each bin in log(1 + δ_gal) originally contained 10% of the final VUDS+ sample. Galaxies in each decile were clipped in order to have the same median redshift and stellar mass within the uncertainties with every other decile. The bins in the lower and upper decile of the log(1 + δ_gal) distribution were cut in half for illustrative purposes. The approximate median stellar mass and redshift of all bins is indicated in the top right and the number of galaxies remaining in the sample indicated in the top left. The data points and their associated uncertainties were calculated in the same way as Fig. 5. In the top right of the plot the Spearman’s correlation coefficient for this sample and the likelihood of no correlation are shown. Despite normalizing by stellar mass and redshift, a weak but significant positive SFR − δ_gal trend is observed.