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Q.In which situation, the values of Karl Pearson's correlation coefficient and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient are equal?
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →They are equal when the data are ranks with no ties, since Pearson's on such ranks reduces exactly to Spearman's formula.
Spearman's rank correlation coefficient
is actually Karl Pearson's coefficient of correlation computed on the ranks of the two variables, under the assumption that the ranks are the integers each occurring once (no ties).
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