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Quick questions on Spearman's rank correlation explained: H2 Geography
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What is testing significance?Show answer
A coefficient on its own could arise by chance, so we test it. Compare the calculated against the critical value for your sample size at a chosen significance level (commonly the 0.05, or 5 percent, level):
What is q1?Show answer
State the Spearman's rank formula and explain what represents. [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
A geographer calculates . Interpret this value. [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Explain why a result is declared "significant at the 0.05 level" and what rejecting the null hypothesis means. [3 marks]
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