The Spearman Rank-Correlation Coefficient Is

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Multiple Choice

The Spearman rank-correlation coefficient is

• A)a correlation measure based on the average of data items
• B)a correlation measure based on rank-ordered data for two variables
• C)a correlation measure based on the median of data items
• D)None of these alternatives is correct.

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