ARISTON, Ernie Clement N.

11 – Fermat

Topic: Spearman Rank-Order Correlation (Spearman – ρ)

Answer the following:

1. The value of Spearman – ρ will always be between 1 and -1.

2. Spearman Rank-order Correlation is used when the data available are expressed in terms of ordinal level
of measurement.
3. Spearman Rank-order Correlation is used to analyze the relationship of two variables that are related.
Spearman Rank uses co-variables

Exercises: Complete the table below, solve for the ρ, describe the correlation and state decision whether to
accept or reject hypothesis.

1. Hypothesis: Participants with high rating in the first test will have low rating in the second test.

Participant Test A Rank Test B Rank D D2

A 10
B 9
C 8
D 7
E 6
F 5
1 5 6 -5 25
2 6 5 -3 9
3 7 4 -1 1
4 8 3 1 1
5 9 2 3 9
6 10 1 5 25

Rs= 1 – (6(70)/6(62-1)) = -1; Strong negative relationship; accept hypothesis

2. Hypothesis: Students who do well on Test 1 will do well on Test 2. (Is it significant? α = 0.05, one-tailed)

Participant Score A Rank Score B Rank D D2

A 3
B 44
C 62
D 80
E 88
F 74
G 99
7 4 7 0 0
6 30 6 0 0
5 90 1 4 16
3 77 4 -1 1
2 89 2.5 -0.5 0.25
4 61 5 -1 1
1 89 2.5 -1.5 2.25

Rs= 1 – (6(20.50)/7(72-1))= 0.63; Strong positive relationship; reject hypothesis

3. Hypothesis: Males with high testosterone level will be more aggressive. (Is it significant? α = 0.05, one-
tailed)

Participant Testosterone Rank Aggression Rank D D2

A 5 3 10 1 2 4
 B 6 1 5 5.5 -4.5 20.25
C 5 3 6 3.5 -0.5 0.25
D 4 5 5 5.5 -0.5 0.25
E 3 6 6 3.5 2.5 6.25
F 5 3 7 2 1 1

Rs= 1 – (6(32)/6(62-1))= 0.09; Weak positive relationship; reject hypothesis