Rank-order Correlation Coefficient (Noun)
Meaning
The most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between the ranks of scores on two variables.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The researcher calculated the rank-order correlation coefficient between the rankings of the two judges to determine the level of agreement.
- To measure the association between the independent and dependent variable, the experimenter computed a rank-order correlation coefficient.
- Using the rank-order correlation coefficient, we can determine if there is any correlation between the two ranked variables.
- The statistical analysis revealed a significant rank-order correlation coefficient between the students' rankings on the exam and their overall academic achievement.
- By comparing the rankings from the two surveys, the analyst calculated the rank-order correlation coefficient to assess the level of correlation between the data sets.