The Spearman correlation measures the degree ____,
A)to which the relationship is causal
B)of linear relationship
C)of curvilinear relationship
D)of monotonic relationship

Question

The Spearman correlation measures the degree ____,
A)​to which the relationship is causal
B)​of linear relationship
C)of curvilinear relationship
D)​of monotonic relationship

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The Spearman correlation measures the degree of monotonic relationship between two variables, which means it measures the strength and direction of association between two variables that move together but not necessarily in a linear fashion. It is a nonparametric measure of correlation and is appropriate for ordinal or ranked data. It does not measure the causal relationship between two variables.

The Spearman Correlation Measures the Degree ____