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COVAR

Returns the covariance of two sets of data.

Syntax:

COVAR(x; y)

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

COVAR calculates:

where are the averages of x,y.

Advanced topic:

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

Example:

COVAR(A1:A30; B1:B30)

returns the covariance of the two sets of data in A1:A30 and B1:B30.

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See Also

• CORREL
• PEARSON

• Array formulas

• Statistical functions

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