A Guide to Spearman’s Rank
www.rgs.org › CMSPages › GetFileThe Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient is a statistical test that examines the degree to which two data sets are correlated, if at all. While a scatter graph of the two data sets may give the researcher a hint towards whether the two have a correlation, Spearman’s Rank gives the researcher
Spearman's Rank-Order Correlation - A guide to when to use it ...
statistics.laerd.com › statistical-guides › spearmanAlthough you would normally hope to use a Pearson product-moment correlation on interval or ratio data, the Spearman correlation can be used when the assumptions of the Pearson correlation are markedly violated. However, Spearman's correlation determines the strength and direction of the monotonic relationship between your two variables rather than the strength and direction of the linear relationship between your two variables, which is what Pearson's correlation determines. What is a ...