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---
title: cov() function
description: The `cov()` function computes the covariance between two streams by first joining the streams, then performing the covariance operation.
aliases:
- /influxdb/v2.0/reference/flux/functions/transformations/aggregates/cov
- /influxdb/v2.0/reference/flux/functions/built-in/transformations/aggregates/cov/
- /influxdb/v2.0/reference/flux/stdlib/built-in/transformations/aggregates/cov/
- /influxdb/v2.0/reference/flux/stdlib/built-in/transformations/cov/
- /influxdb/cloud/reference/flux/stdlib/built-in/transformations/cov/
menu:
flux_0_x_ref:
name: cov
parent: universe
weight: 102
flux/v0.x/tags: [transformations]
introduced: 0.7.0
---
The `cov()` function computes the covariance between two streams by first joining the streams,
then performing the covariance operation.
```js
cov(x: stream1, y: stream2, on: ["_time", "_field"], pearsonr: false)
```
## Parameters
### x {data-type="stream of tables"}
({{< req >}})
First input stream used to calculate the covariance.
Values in the `_value` columns must be [float values](/flux/v0.x/data-types/basic/float/).
### y {data-type="stream of tables"}
({{< req >}})
Second input stream used to calculate the covariance.
Values in the `_value` columns must be [float values](/flux/v0.x/data-types/basic/float/).
### on {data-type="array of strings"}
({{< req >}})
List of columns to join on.
### pearsonr {data-type="bool"}
Normalize results to the Pearson R coefficient.
Default is `false`.
## Examples
The following example uses [`generate.from()`](/flux/v0.x/stdlib/generate/from/)
to generate sample data and show how `cov()` transforms data.
```js
import "generate"
stream1 = generate.from(
count: 5,
fn: (n) => n * n,
start: 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z,
stop: 2021-01-01T00:01:00Z,
)
|> toFloat()
stream2 = generate.from(
count: 5,
fn: (n) => n * n * n / 2,
start: 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z,
stop: 2021-01-01T00:01:00Z,
)
|> toFloat()
cov(x: stream1, y: stream2, on: ["_time"])
```
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#### Input data
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##### stream1
| _time | _value |
| :------------------- | -----: |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z | 0.0 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:12Z | 1.0 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:24Z | 4.0 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:36Z | 9.0 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:48Z | 16.0 |
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##### stream2
| _time | _value |
| :------------------- | -----: |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z | 0.0 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:12Z | 0.0 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:24Z | 4.0 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:36Z | 13.0 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:48Z | 32.0 |
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{{< /flex >}}
#### Output data
| _value |
| -----: |
| 87.75 |
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