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Pandas DataFrame: corr() function

DataFrame - corr() function

The corr() function is used to compute pairwise correlation of columns, excluding NA/null values.

Syntax:

DataFrame.corr(self, method='pearson', min_periods=1)

Parameters:

Name Description Type/Default Value Required / Optional
method     
  • pearson : standard correlation coefficient
  • kendall : Kendall Tau correlation coefficient
  • spearman : Spearman rank correlation
  • and returning a float. Note that the returned matrix from corr will have 1 along the diagonals and will be symmetric regardless of the callable’s behavior .. versionadded:: 0.24.0

{'pearson', 'kendall', 'spearman'} or callable Required
min_periods     Minimum number of observations required per pair of columns to have a valid result. Currently only available for Pearson and Spearman correlation. int Optional

Returns: DataFrame- Correlation matrix.

Example:


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