The Spearman coefficient of rank correlation is a ________.
A)measure of correlation used to determine whether several population means are equal
B)measure of the association between sets of ranked data
C)measure of correlation based on the sign of a difference between two related observations
D)goodness-of-fit test used to test for normality

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The Spearman coefficient of rank correlation is a measure of the association between sets of ranked data. It measures how well the relationship between two variables can be described using a monotonic function, which is a function that maintains the order of the data. It is commonly used when the data does not meet the assumptions of parametric correlation tests, such as Pearson's correlation coefficient.

The Spearman Coefficient of Rank Correlation Is a ________