Returns the correlation coefficient of the array1 and array2 cell ranges. Use the correlation coefficient to determine the relationship between two properties. For example, you can examine the relationship between a location's average temperature and the use of air conditioners.
Syntax
CORREL(array1,array2)
Array1 is a cell range of values.
Array2 is a second cell range of values.
Remarks
- The arguments must be numbers, or names, arrays, or references that contain numbers.
- If an array or reference argument contains text, logical values, or empty cells, those values are ignored; however, cells with the value zero are included.
- If array1 and array2 have a different number of data points, CORREL returns the #N/A error value.
- If either array1 or array2 is empty, or if s (the standard deviation) of their values equals zero, CORREL returns the #DIV/0! error value.
- The equation for the correlation coefficient is:
where:
and:
Example
The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank spreadsheet.
How?- Create a blank spreadsheet.
- Select the example in the Help topic.
Selecting an example from Help
- Press CTRL+C.
- In the spreadsheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
- To switch between viewing the formula that returns the result and the result in the cell, select the cell and press F2 and then ENTER, or click Commands and Options on the spreadsheet toolbar, click the Formula tab, and look in the Formula in active cell (active cell) box.
| Data1 | Data2 |
|---|---|
| 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 15 |
| 6 | 17 |
| Formula | Description (Result) |
| =CORREL(A2:A6,B2:B6) | Correlation coefficient of the two data sets above (0.997054) |