Critical Values of the Spearman Rank Order

Correlation Coefficients: The rs Tables

Level of Significance

Level of Significance

= .05

=.01

5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50

1.000
.886
.786
.738
.700
.648
.618
.587
.560
.538
.521
.503
.485
.472
.460
.447
.435
.425
.415
.406
.398
.390
.382
.375
.368
.362
.356
.350
.345
.340
.335
.330
.325
.321
.317
.313
.309
.305
.301
.298
.294
.291
.288
.285
.282
.279

1.000
.929
.881
.833
.794
.755
.727
.703
.675
.654
.635
.615
.600
.584
.570
.556
.544
.532
.521
.511
.501
.491
.483
.475
.467
.459
.452
.446
.439
.433
.427
.421
.415
.410
.405
.400
.395
.391
.386
.382
.378
.374
.370
.366
.363

5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50

=.05

= .01

.900
.829
.714
.643
.600
.564
.536
.503
.484
.464
.443
.429
.414
.401
.391
.380
.370
.361
.353
.344
.337
.331
.324
.317
.312
.306
.301
.296
.291
287
.283
.279
.275
.271
.267
.264
.261
.257
.254
.251
.248
.246
.243
.240
.238
.235

1.000
.943
.893
.833
.783
.745
.709
.671
.648
.622
.604
.582
.566
.550
.535
.520
.508
.496
.486
.476
.466
.457
.448
.440
.433
.425
.418
.412
.405
.399
.394
.388
.383
.378
.373
.368
.364
.359
.355
.351
.347
.343
.340
.336
.333
.329

Adapted from Zar, J. H. (1972). Significance testing of the Spearman rank correlation. Journal of the American Statistical
Association. 67, 578 580.