PEARSON Function in Excel: Correlation (Pearson)

⏱ 1 min readUpdated 28 September 2026

StatisticsLevel: ExpertAvailable in: Excel 2007+

In this article
  1. Syntax
  2. Examples
  3. Example 1
  4. Related functions

PEARSON returns the same value as CORREL: −1 to 1.

Syntax

=PEARSON(array1, array2)
Argument What it means
array1, array2 Same length.

Examples

Example 1

=PEARSON(B2:B25, C2:C25)

Ad spend vs sales correlation.

CORREL · RSQ

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