StatisticFormula.Correlation(String, String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Web.UI.DataVisualization.Charting

Assembly:: System.Web.DataVisualization.dll

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The correlation formula shows the strength of the relationship that exists between two random variables.

public:
 double Correlation(System::String ^ firstInputSeriesName, System::String ^ secondInputSeriesName);

public double Correlation (string firstInputSeriesName, string secondInputSeriesName);

member this.Correlation : string * string -> double

Public Function Correlation (firstInputSeriesName As String, secondInputSeriesName As String) As Double

Parameters

firstInputSeriesName: String

Name of the Series object that stores the first group's data.

secondInputSeriesName: String

Name of the Series object that stores the second group's data.

Returns

Double

Correlation value between the two groups of data.

Examples

The following code demonstrates how to use this formula.

Dim result As Double = Chart1.DataManipulator.Statistics.Correlation("Series1", "Series2")

double result = Chart1.DataManipulator.Statistics.Correlation("Series1", "Series2");

Remarks

The method throws an exception if the input series do not have the same number of data points.

Applies to