Re: [R] gaoshan

[Mike Miller]

On Fri, 24 Jun 2011, wang peter wrote:

aa file is：
x  1 NA  2
y  1 NA  3
and r program is
aa<-read.table("aa",row.names=1)
bb<-cor(t(aa),method = "pearson",use="pairwise.complete.obs")
bb
 x y
x 1 1
y 1 1

i am confused why the pearson correlation coefficients between x and y is 1


You have two paired observations.  Plot the points and draw the regression 
line.  Every point is on the line (there are only two points).  The 
correlation has to be 1.

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