rank-order correlation
- noun
- /ræŋkˈɔrdər ˌkɔrɪˈleɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
correlación de orden de rango
- The rank-order correlation for this group for the 20 goal areas, current and preferred, was .80, a high positive relationship.
- Spearman rank-order correlation
- rank-order correlation coefficient
- rank-order correlation analysis
Examples
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In order to test the stability of coaches' expectations, rank-order correlations between early and late season assessments were computed.
Academic text (1996) -
For each factor separately, a Spearman rank-order correlation coefficient was computed between the objective ratings and the judgments made by the unacquainted subjects.
Academic text (1993) -
The mean rank-order correlations are shown in Table 2.
Academic text (1996) -
Rank-order correlation was calculated for the responses from male and female students.
Academic text (1993) -
The Spearman rank-order correlation coefficients are listed in Table 3.
Academic text (1996) -
Rank-order correlations were computed for each of the four value scales within each field of graduate study and across all fields.
Academic text (2004) -
The Spearman's rank-order correlation coefficients reflecting the association between the two measures are listed in Table 2.
Academic text (1996) -
The Spearman rank-order correlation analysis was conducted to determine the relationship between students' and parents' attitudes toward mathematics and students' achievement in mathematics.
Academic text (1993) -
Rank-order correlations between loudness level and preferred frequency-gain response from the round-robin procedure were also conducted for each individual subject.
Academic text (1993) -
The researchers found a strong rank-order correlation between survey responses and academic performance.
Synonyms
To measure how two sets of scores are related by comparing their ranks
Surface Forms
Morphology
rank-order + correlation
The meaning is directly compositional: 'rank-order' refers to ordering items by rank and 'correlation' refers to a relationship or association, so together they denote the relationship between two ranked orderings. Although used in a technical/statistical context, a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can reasonably infer that it measures how closely two ranked lists correspond.
Etymology
Rank-order correlation comes from the simple image of comparing two lists that put items in a rank (best to worst) and an order. If the same names or numbers stay near the top in both lists, the lists 'match', so a rank-order correlation measures how closely the two orders match.
