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Spearmans Ranking, V. Urgent!!
Message posted by Rachel (via 62.7.101.247) on November 10, 2001 at 12:23 PM (ET)
When your ranking values for spearmans and there are some the same how are they ranked? Are they given the same rank and if so is the one before missed out?
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Re: Spearmans Ranking, V. Urgent!!
Message posted by Tomi (via 154.32.143.150) on November 10, 2001 at 9:58 PM (ET)
If two items have the same value, then they are given a rank equal to the mean of the ranks they replace. Similarly for three or more items.Example:
Data, rank
34, 1
37, 2.5 = (2+3)/2
37, 2.5 = (2+3)/2
38, 4
41, 5
43, 7 = (6+7+8)/3
43, 7 = (6+7+8)/3
43, 7 = (6+7+8)/3
45, 9
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