Learn English – Comma or semi-colon ?When to use

In general, you can combine two clauses that would otherwise be independent sentences by separating them with a semi-colon. This tends to tie them together more closely than two separate sentences. You do not use a conjunction.

Example:

Two sentences: "Bob entered the room. He sat down."

Combined with conjunction: "Bob entered the room and he sat down."

Combined with semicolon: "Bob entered the room; he sat down."

In your example, the second clause does not appear to be a complete sentence. "Correlated" can be a verb but I think it is being used as an adjective here. If the intent is that it is a verb, then the example is completely correct.

I like it— I don't love it.

You lie — you're out.
The Punctuation Guide

I prefer the "em" dash for the described examples.
The examples probably should not be used in formal writing, except to report what somebody has said, or when attempting to get the reader's attention.

The above cite from The Punctuation Guide does not allow for the use of a "em dash" to replace a semi-colon. Generally it can replace parentheses:

I like it (I don't love it).

You lie (you're out).

That works for the first example, not the second.
I am stuck on the "em" dash.