Perfect positive relationship
| A | B | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | x | y |
| 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 |
Formula: D2: =CORREL(A2:A5,B2:B5)
Result: 1
Every one-unit increase in x accompanies a two-unit increase in y.
Google Sheets function
CORREL in Google Sheets
CORREL with worked examples you can test in the live grid. The argument details are in the Excel guide.
In Google Sheets
The arguments and common errors are covered in the CORREL Excel guide; check the function help in Google Sheets for its own argument list.
Worked examples in Google Sheets
Perfect negative relationship
| A | B | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | x | y |
| 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 |
Formula: D2: =CORREL(A2:A5,B2:B5)
Result: -1
The points lie exactly on a descending line.
No linear relationship
| A | B | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | x | y |
| 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 |
Formula: D2: =CORREL(A2:A4,B2:B4)
Result: 0
The symmetric U-shaped pattern has zero Pearson correlation.
Try it
A tiny spreadsheet with example data. Edit the formula or any number and see the result.
Formula in D2: =CORREL(A2:A7,B2:B7)
| A | B | C | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Month | Revenue | Result | |
| 2 | 1 | 120 | 0.976687116029 | |
| 3 | 2 | 135 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 150 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 148 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 170 | ||
| 7 | 6 | 185 |
Result in D2: 0.976687116029
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