WorksheetFunction.Correl(Object, Object) Method
Definition
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Returns the correlation coefficient of the Arg1
and Arg2
cell ranges.
public:
double Correl(System::Object ^ Arg1, System::Object ^ Arg2);
public double Correl (object Arg1, object Arg2);
Public Function Correl (Arg1 As Object, Arg2 As Object) As Double
Parameters
- Arg1
- Object
A cell range of values.
- Arg2
- Object
A second cell range of values.
Returns
Remarks
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.
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 Arg1
and Arg2
have a different number of data points, Correl generates an error.
If either Arg1
or Arg2
is empty, or if s (the standard deviation) of their values equals zero, Correl generates an error.
The equation for the correlation coefficient is:
Figure 1: Equation for the correlation coefficient
where x and y are the sample means Average(Arg1) and Average(Arg2).