StatisticalLevel: ExpertAvailable in: Excel 2007+
In this article
- Syntax
- Examples
- Example 1
- Related functions
CORREL returns a number between −1 and 1: near 1 means both rise together, near −1 means one falls as the other rises, near 0 means no linear link.
Syntax
=CORREL(array1, array2)
| Argument |
What it means |
array1, array2 |
Two ranges of equal size. |
Examples
Example 1
=CORREL(B2:B25, C2:C25)
Ad spend vs sales across 24 months.
💡 Correlation is not causation: ice-cream sales and AC sales correlate because of summer, not because one causes the other.
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