python - cannot make corr work

Question

I\'m struggling with getting a simple correlation done. I\'ve tried all that was suggested under similar questions.

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Answer 1

You can try as following:

Top15['Citable docs per capita']=(Top15['Citable docs per capita']*100000)
Top15['Citable docs per capita'].astype('int').corr(Top15['Energy Supply per Capita'].astype('int'))

It worked for me.

Answer 2

Well, I've encountered the same problem today. try use .astype('float64') to help make the type correct.
data['ESA Index_close_px'][5:50].astype('float64').corr(data['CCMP Index_close_px'][5:50].astype('float64'))

This works well for me. Hope it can help you as well.