chapter 6 : Correlation

Spearman Correlation (ρ or rₛ)

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  • Measures ranked or ordered relationships — i.e., how well the order of one variable matches the order of another.

  • Good when data isn’t linear, not normally distributed, or when variables are ordinal or ranked.

  • Based on ranks rather than raw values.
     Example: Ranking students from top to bottom in two tests and checking how similar the rankings are.