SPEARMAN CORRELATION

Question 1

used to measure the relationship between X and Y when both variables are measured on ordinal scales

Answer 1

SPEARMAN CORRELATION

Question 2

used when a researcher wants to measure the consistency of a relationship between X and Y, independent of the specific form of the relationship.

Answer 2

SPEARMAN CORRELATION

Question 3

Spearman correlation the scores are first converted to _ ; then the Pearson correlation formula is used with the ranks.

Answer 3

ranks

Question 4

_ formula measures the degree to which the ranks fit on a straight line, it also measures the degree of consistency in the relationship for the original scores

Answer 4

pearson formula

Question 5

also measures the degree of consistency in the relationship for the original scores

Answer 5

pearson formula

Question 6

when there is a consistently one-directional relationship between two variables, the relationship is said to be

Answer 6

monotonic

Question 7

measures the degree of
monotonic relationship between two variables

Answer 7

SPEARMAN CORRELATION

Question 8

an increase in Y tends to accompany an increase in X

Answer 8

SPEARMAN CORRELATION, not linear, there is a consistent positive relationship

Question 9

X ranks and the Y ranks are really just a set
of

Answer 9

set of integers: 1, 2, 3, 4, . . . , n