WorksheetFunction.Pearson Method

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Returns the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient, r, a dimensionless index that ranges from -1.0 to 1.0 inclusive and reflects the extent of a linear relationship between two data sets.

Syntax

expression.Pearson(Arg1, Arg2)

expression   A variable that represents a WorksheetFunction object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Arg1 Required Variant Array1 - a set of independent values.
Arg2 Required Variant Array2 - a set of dependent values.

Return Value
Double

Remarks

  • The arguments must be either numbers or names, array constants, 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 are empty or have a different number of data points, PEARSON returns the #N/A error value.

  • The formula for the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient, r, is:

    Equation

    where x and y are the sample means AVERAGE(array1) and AVERAGE(array2).

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