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Spearman's Rho

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Abstract

Spearman's rho, r[[inf]]s[[/inf]], is a correlation measure of association based on ranks of scores rather than raw scores. It is applicable if either or both variables are direct rankings or only ordinal. It is also applicable when both variables are metric but not normally distributed, or when the relation between the variables is monotonic but nonlinear.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEncyclopedia of Statistics in Behavioral Science
Subtitle of host publicationEveritt Behavioral
PublisherWiley Blackwell
Pages1-3
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9780470013199
ISBN (Print)9780470065259
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2006

Keywords

  • association
  • correlation
  • Kendall's τ
  • ordinal
  • Pearson's R
  • rank

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