spearman's rho

Question 1

level of data and type of study

Answer 1

ordinal data and correlation study

Question 2

step 1 of spearmans rho

Answer 2

rank the scores for the 1st co variable, making the lowest score being 1. this is rank a

Question 3

step 2 of spearmans rho

Answer 3

rank scores form the second co variable, making the lowest score be rank 1. this is rank b

Question 4

step 3 of spearmans rho

Answer 4

take away the rank a from b which is aligned. for example, in a table, it would be the first ever row you are comparing, and so fourth

Question 5

step 4 of spearmans rho

Answer 5

square each number found from the difference column

Question 6

step 5 of spearmans rho

Answer 6

add up the squared differences for a total

Question 7

formula for spearmans rho

Answer 7

Rs = 1 – 6(∑d2)/N(Nsquared-1)

Question 8

step 6 of spearmans rho

Answer 8

calculate spearmans rho with the formula

Question 9

step 7 of spearmans rho

Answer 9

check the critical value table

Question 10

the calculated value should be ______ than the critical value

Answer 10

equal to or higher