Spearman's rank correlation coefficient

Each participant’s global competence score and the motivation score were calculated by adding the scores of the 15 items. The scores could range from a low of 15 to a maximum of 75. Upon analyzing the result, the Spearman rank-order correlation test shows that there was a significant positive relationship between the participants’ global competence score and the language learning motivation score. For the four categories of motivation, the correlation for integrativeness was 0.302, for Instrumental orientation was 0.312, for attitudes and beliefs was 0.260, and for parental encouragement is 0.085. Integrative motivation comes from learner’s desire to become a part of the language community. The instrumental orientation motivation refers to the desire for particular outcome such as employment or business opportunities. The attitude and belief show the participants’ view on the importance of second language learning. The high positive correlations between these three categories of motivation and global competence, and the low positive correlation on the category of parental encouragement, suggest that the global influence of a country is important in affecting the popularity of the learning of its language. I like this study on its statistical method of analysis. It is very scientific and persuasive. What I dislike is the category of motivations. I think it is too narrow…

consistent with the null hypothesis, which is seen in Tables 6 and 7. The p-value of 0.0087 provides solid evidence to support the present research when comparing the amount of time males spent participating in other activities when compared to the twelve week CCA. Additionally, the p-value of 0.0468 provides reasonable evidence to support the present research when comparing the amount of time males spent participating in art when compared to the eighteen week CCA. The scatterplots, Figures 1…

homosexuality, in addition to the questionnaire, the participants also completed the LeMar and Kite questionnaire, in order to access the validity of the new scale. Before beginning the reliability analysis, the negatively worded questions were recoded in order for the high scores to mean the same thing regardless of its wording if this didn’t happen the reliability scores will be low, this was done by reversing the scores on these items, To conduct a reliability analysis, an item analysis, a…

Asymp. Sig. (2-sided) Pearson Chi-Square 12.747a 6 .047 Likelihood Ratio 13.057 6 .042 Linear-by-Linear Association 5.178 1 .023 N of Valid Cases 742 Correlation and Regression with SPSS Pearson’s r value and (possibly) significance values, there was a correlation between the two variables [r = .208, n = 906, p = .000]. RESPONDENTS INCOME HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED RESPONDENTS INCOME Pearson Correlation 1 .208** Sig. (2-tailed) .000 N 906 906…

The three aspects of temperament that showed a statistically significant correlation with the ToM results from the second wave of testing, were shyness/withdrawal, perceptual sensitivity, and aggression. None of the other tested traits had statistical significant correlation to ToM, but attentional focusing had a positive correlation to the block test and IC, while activity level had a negative correlation to IC. Both shyness/withdrawal and perceptual sensitivity showed a positive correlation…

efficiently on subsequent items, while children of lower developmental capacities will plateau, allowing examiners to identify their developmental age. Further evaluation of the Technical Report brings us to the issue of reliability. The technical report completed Spearman rho calculations to identify the level of inter-rater reliability present as well as Pearson product moment correlations to assess accuracy of developmental age prediction. The Spearman rho confirmed high similarity between…

These two variables were weakly correlated, r(206)= .16, p=.019, as summarized in Table 1. Although these two variables have a weak, positive correlation, this conclusion is still important due to a significant p-value. Therefore, the probability that this correlation arose due to sampling variation or chance is very low. We can then conclude that, in general, as perceived subjective norms by friends increase, amount of time spent on aerobic exercise also…

results indicate deficits in any of the basic visual functions, referral to ophthalmology or optometry is needed. In addition, if deficits are noted, modification of test procedures should be made if a test of higher level visual perception is given, such as moving the testing material out farther for a person with convergence insufficiency or increasing the ambient and task lighting for a person with decreased contrast sensitivity function. Thirty adults who sustained a CVA and twenty adults…

care. This study was conducted because the authors believed in the importance of pain management and they wanted to see how pediatric nurses managed patients pain. The authors also wanted to understand the cross-sectional correlation between knowledge versus self-efficiency and knowledge versus the nurse’s years of experience. Sample There were 25 registered nurses from two regional hospitals in North Carolina who participated in this study. Participants included 13 nurses from a hospital…

Given that mental health plays a leading role in ensuring dynamism and efficiency in any society, the present study aimed to investigate the correlations of alexithymia and perceived stress with mental health among the medical students. The present work was a descriptive and correlational study, and the statistical population comprised all students in the 18-31 age range studying at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences during the academic year 2013-2014 (N=3730). Then a sample of 591…