rank-difference correlation

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1.rank-difference correlation - the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between the ranks of scores on two variablesrank-difference correlation coefficient, rank-order correlation, rank-order correlation coefficientstatistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parametersdistribution free statistic, nonparametric statistic - a statistic computed without knowledge of the form or the parameters of the distribution from which observations are drawn

rank-difference correlation

rank-dif·fer·ence cor·re·la·tion

the relationship between paired series of measurements, each ranked according to magnitude, which yields a coefficient known as rho (ρ); the value of ρ varies from 0 (no relationship) to +1.00 (perfect relationship).

rank-difference correlation

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Synonyms for rank-difference correlation

noun the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between the ranks of scores on two variables

Synonyms

rank-difference correlation coefficient
rank-order correlation
rank-order correlation coefficient

Related Words

statistics
distribution free statistic
nonparametric statistic

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