Spearman's Rho

• Source used for example Qs

  
• Example answer

  
• How to calculate

  -rank each column separately

  -find the difference between the ranks

  -square the differences between the ranks

  -add up the total of the squared differences

  -use formula to calculate Spearman's Rho value/observed value - if observed value is greater than critical value, results = significant
• Spearman's Rho formula

  
• To read a critical values table we need to know:

  -the level of significance

  -the number of participants
• How to read critical values table

  
• Any significant statement must include

  -compare the observed and critical value

  -indicate if the results are significant or not at the 0.05 level of significance (refer to n)

  -indicate which hypothesis we would accept + reject
• Significant statement