Spearman's rho Flashcards
1
Q
When do you use spearmans rho
A
Test of relationship between co-variables
Ordinal data
Not norminal
2
Q
Step 1
A
State Hr one or two tailed
3
Q
Step 2
A
Place raw data in tables and perform calculations
Pairs of data
Rank A and B from low to high
Calc difference between rank a and b, square them and add numbers
4
Q
Step 3
A
Find observed value of rho
1 - (6 x sum of d^2) / n(n^2 - 1)
5
Q
Step 4
A
Is result in right direction, then Ho is accepted
6
Q
Step 5
A
Find critical value of rho
0.05 level of sig
One or two tailed hypothesis
n value
7
Q
Step 6
A
Report conclusion accept or reject Ho