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6
5
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1.5

2.5

3.5

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6.5

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A scatter diagram enables you to see whether there is any correlation - are the large x values associated with large y values (positive correlation) or
with small y-values (negative correlation). Note that a straight line graph is not necessary for there to be a high rank correlation.

Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficent

To use the Spearman's calculator, enter the actual values you got in the yellow boxes. Any cells you do not need should be left blank.
If there are values already there, type over them or delete them. You do not have to do anything else!
If you want to know where an answer has come from, type ? in the pink box beside the answers
Enter the numbers you actually get in these boxes:

2
1

5
5

5
2

6
4

5
3

5
5

3
1

3
4

1
2

3
3

The ranks are

Give the rank 1 to the highest value, 2 to the second highest and so on. If there are any tied values, the rank is calculated by giving th
average of the ranks they would have had. For example, if two items tie for third place, they would have had the ranks 3 and 4, so we
them the rank (3 + 4)/2 = 3.5. Similarly, if 3 items tied for sixth place, they would normally have had the ranks 6, 7 and 8, so they are a
the rank (6 + 7 + 8)/3 = 7.
You are working with 5 pairs of values
You are working with 5 pairs of values
Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient is

0.7
The formula for calculating this is 1 - (6d2/(n3 - n)), where d stands for the differences in the ranks, and n is the number of data pairs
Work out the d values first, then square them, then add them up. Substitute into the formula - remember n = 5

Are you doing a one or two tailed test?

Type 1 or 2 in the blue box.

You are carrying out a 1-tailed test

The values from the tables are:

10%

0.8

5%

0.9

1%

There is a 0.1 chance of getting above 0.8 if there was really no correlation - similarly, there's a
5% chance of getting over 0.9
So your conclusion is:

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You must accept the null hypothesis

Compare your value with the two values from the tables. If it is bigger, your result is significant
Some more data might help

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of data pairs