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This dataset example introduces researchers to the Spearman rank-order correlation coefficient. This measures the level of association between two variables which should be ordinal, interval or ratio-level. The Spearman rank-order correlation coefficient assesses whether a positive or negative monot...

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Main Author: Sloan, Luke (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : SAGE Publications, 2015.
Subjects:
Research > Statistical methods > Case studies.
Research > Statistical methods.
Recherche > Méthodes statistiques > Études de cas.
Recherche > Méthodes statistiques.
Case studies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of the electronic book
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Summary:This dataset example introduces researchers to the Spearman rank-order correlation coefficient. This measures the level of association between two variables which should be ordinal, interval or ratio-level. The Spearman rank-order correlation coefficient assesses whether a positive or negative monotonic relationship exists between the two variables. This example uses a subset of data from the General Social Survey 2012. We explore whether there is a relationship between a person's income (ratio) and their perception that normal citizens can influence politics (ordinal). This represents a salient issue in modern-day governing since it aims to establish whether politics is perceived to work differently for those with differing incomes.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour)
Audience:Specialized.
ISBN:9781473937987
1473937981