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Definition of Rank-difference correlation
1. Noun. The most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between the ranks of scores on two variables.
Exact synonyms: Rank-difference Correlation Coefficient, Rank-order Correlation, Rank-order Correlation Coefficient
Category relationships: Statistics
Generic synonyms: Distribution Free Statistic, Nonparametric Statistic
Category relationships: Statistics
Generic synonyms: Distribution Free Statistic, Nonparametric Statistic
Medical Definition of Rank-difference correlation
1. The relationship between paired series of measurements, each ranked according to magnitude, which yields a coefficient known as rho; the value of rho varies from zero (no relationship) to +1.00 (perfect relationship). (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rank-difference Correlation
Literary usage of Rank-difference correlation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of Psychology by Edward Bradford ( Titchener, Granville Stanley Hall (1918)
"First, a rank-difference correlation was obtained between each observer's ...
A combined ranking from Group I showed a rank-difference correlation with the ..."
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