Store correlations and p-values into columns

This macro calculates the pairwise correlations and p-values for a group of columns and stores them into columns of the worksheet. Stat > Basic Statistics > Correlation will allow you to display the same results and store the correlations in a matrix. However, this macro will store them in the worksheet.

Download the Macro

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Important

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Required Inputs

  • Two or more columns of numeric data
  • Four empty columns to store the results

Running the Macro

Suppose you have numeric data stored in columns C1-C20 and you want to find the correlation and p-value between each pair of columns. You want to store the correlations and p-values in C22-C25. To run the macro, choose View > Command Line/History and type:

%CORRSTOR C1-C20 C22-C25

Click Run.