RangeCorrel - script and chart function

RangeCorrel() returns the correlation coefficient for two sets of data. The correlation coefficient is a measure of the relationship between the data sets.

Syntax:  

RangeCorrel(x_values , y_values[, Expression])

Return data type: numeric

Data series should be entered as (x,y) pairs. For example, to evaluate two series of data, array 1 and array 2, where the array 1 = 2,6,9 and array 2 = 3,8,4 you would write RangeCorrel (2,3,6,8,9,4) which returns 0.269.

Arguments:  

Argument Description
x-value, y-value Each value represents a single value or a range of values as returned by an inter-record functions with a third optional parameter. Each value or range of values must correspond to an x-value or a range of y-values.
Expression Optional expressions or fields containing the range of data to be measured.

Limitations:  

The function needs at least two pairs of coordinates to be calculated.

Text values, NULL values and missing values return NULL.

Examples and results:  

Examples Results

RangeCorrel (2,3,6,8,9,4)

Returns 0.269

See also:

 

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