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

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The Spearman correlation measures the degree of monotonic relationship between two variables, which means that it measures the strength and direction of the association between two variables that vary together, without making any assumptions about the form of the relationship (i.e., it can be linear or curvilinear). It does not indicate the degree to which the relationship is causal.

The Spearman Correlation Measures