Kendall Rank Correlation (Noun)
Meaning
A nonparametric measure of the agreement between two rankings.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The Kendall rank correlation is often used to measure the agreement between two rankings when the data is ordinal in nature.
- To evaluate the relationship between two ranked lists, we can calculate the Kendall rank correlation coefficient.
- A Kendall rank correlation value of 1 indicates perfect agreement between the two rankings.
- In order to compare the two different judges' rankings of the competitors, the researchers used the Kendall rank correlation to measure the degree of agreement.
- By using the Kendall rank correlation, we can assess whether there is a statistically significant correlation between the rankings of the two raters.