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CORREL

Returns the Pearson correlation coefficient of two sets of data.

Syntax:

CORREL(x; y)

where x and y are ranges or arrays containing the two sets of data.

Any text or empty entries are ignored.

CORREL calculates:

where are the averages of x,y.

Advanced topic:

The parameters x and y are always evaluated as * array formulas.

Example:

CORREL(A1:A30; B1:B30)

returns the Pearson correlation coefficient for the two sets of data in A1:A30 and B1:B30.

Issues:

• CORREL is identical to PEARSON.

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See Also

• PEARSON
• RSQ

• Statistical functions

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