WALK Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient identifies and tests the

THRU Spearman's Rank strength of a relationship between 2 data sets

When? Step 1 Step 2

To test the Create a data table with a minimum Rank each data set in the 2nd and
significance and of 15 samples for validity 4th column, 1 being the largest, 15
strength of a e.g. earthquake magnitude & deaths being the smallest
relationship
between two data
sets
Step 4 Step 3
Add another column and calculate Calculate the difference (d)
Why? d₂. Add all of the d² values together between the ranks (not the data)
To increase the to provide the Ʃd² and place in a new column
validity of your
claims when
analysing and
concluding your
results Step 5 Step 6
Use the equation n³ - n (n being the Enter the values into the equation
number of samples). to calculate r.

How?
Follow the step by
step guide. Have a Step 8 Step 7
pencil, paper and 1% means results are 99% Calculate the degrees of freedom
calculator handy significant, 5% means results are using a Spearman’s Rank
95% reliable significance table or graph
WALK Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient identifies and tests the
THRU Spearman's Rank strength of a relationship between 2 data sets

Step 1
Create a data table

Step 2
Rank each data set

Step 3
Calculate d

Step 4
Calculate d²

Step 5
Use the equation n³
-n

Step 6

Step 7
Calculate the
degrees of freedom

Step 8
Significance %
WALK Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient identifies and tests the
THRU Spearman's Rank strength of a relationship between 2 data sets

Step 1
Create a data table

Step 2
Rank each data set

Step 3
Calculate d

Step 4
Calculate d²

Step 5
Use the equation n³
-n

Step 6

Step 7
Calculate the
degrees of freedom

Step 8
Significance %
WALK Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient identifies and tests the
THRU Spearman's Rank strength of a relationship between 2 data sets

Step 1
Create a data table

Step 2
Rank each data set

Step 3
Calculate d

Step 4
Calculate d²

Step 5
Use the equation n³
-n

Step 6

Step 7
Calculate the
degrees of freedom

Step 8
Significance %
WALK Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient identifies and tests the
THRU Spearman's Rank strength of a relationship between 2 data sets

Step 1
Create a data table

Step 2
Rank each data set

Step 3
Calculate d

Step 4
Calculate d²

Step 5
Use the equation n³
-n

Step 6

Step 7
Calculate the
degrees of freedom

Step 8
Significance %
WALK Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient identifies and tests the
THRU Spearman's Rank strength of a relationship between 2 data sets

Step 1 Step 5 Step 6

Create a data table Use the equation n³ - n (n being the number of samples). Enter the values into the equation to calculate r.

Step 2 n = 15 4,818 / 3,360 = 4.434

Rank each data set n³ = 3375 1 – 4.434 = -0.343
n³ - n = 3360 r = -0.34
Step 3
Calculate d
Step 7 Step 8
Step 4 Calculate the significance using a Spearman’s Rank 1% means results are 99% significant, 5% means results are 95%
Calculate d² significance table or graph. The degrees of freedom are reliable
n - 2. A larger data set needs a smaller S.R. to be
Step 5 significant, as there are more potential outliers. As the figure is below the 5% significance level, the likelihood that
Use the equation n³ these results are due to chance is very high. Therefore we can
-n In this case, it’s below the 5% significance level. conclude that the relationship between magnitude and death rate
is insignificant for this data.
Step 6

Step 7
Calculate the
degrees of freedom

Step 8
Significance %
WALK Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient identifies and tests the
THRU Spearman's Rank strength of a relationship between 2 data sets

Step 1 Student task

Create a data table Use the data to see
whether the
Step 2 different
Rank each data set relationships are
significant or not
Step 3
Calculate d

Step 4
Calculate d²

Step 5
Use the equation n³
-n

Step 6

Step 7
Calculate the
degrees of freedom

Step 8
Significance %
WALK Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient identifies and tests the
THRU Spearman's Rank strength of a relationship between 2 data sets

Step 1
Create a data table

Step 2
Rank each data set

Step 3
Calculate d

Step 4
Calculate d²

Step 5
Use the equation n³
-n

Step 6

Step 7
Calculate the
degrees of freedom

Step 8
Significance %