rank-order statistic test

rank-order statistic test

any nonparametric test that allows researchers to evaluate hypotheses related to group differences or associations between ranked variables. Such tests make use of a rank correlation coefficient, such as the Spearman correlation coefficient or Kendall’s tau.

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