The Square of Spearman's Rho Is the Proportional Reduction in Error

question 19

Multiple Choice

The square of Spearman's rho is the proportional reduction in error when predicting

• A)rank on one variable from rank on the other variable compared to predicting rank while ignoring the other variable.
• B)the rank of a case from its score.
• C)rank on gamma vs.rank on phi.
• D)score on X while ignoring Y.

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