Spearmans rho test

Question 1

When is spearmans Rho used?

Answer 1

When a relationship is predicted between two sets of data, the data is at least ordinal and the data are pairs of scores from a repeated measures or matched pairs design

Question 2

What two scores are Spearman’s Rho values between?

Answer 2

-1 and +1

Question 3

What does it mean if Spearman’s Rho value is negative?

Answer 3

Negative correlation

Question 4

What does it mean if Spearman’s Rho value is positive?

Answer 4

Positive correlation

Question 5

What makes a correlation strong in Spearman’s Rho?

Answer 5

The closer it is to either -1 or +1

Question 6

What does the calculated value of Rs need to be in order to be significant in Spearman’s Rho?

Answer 6

Equal to or greater than the critical value

Question 7

What do you do once you have an Rs value in Spearman’s Rho?

Answer 7

Look at the value of N on the table at the probability level 0.05 for either a one tailed or two tailed hypothesis depending on what it is

Question 8

What would a value near -1 mean in Spearman’s Rho?

Answer 8

Strong negative correlation

Question 9

What would a value near +1 mean in Spearman’s Rho?

Answer 9

Strong positive correlation