Pearson's rr test is used to determine if there is a linear relationship between two continuous variables. Values of r can range from +1 to –1. The sign indicates the direction of the relationship, and the value tells us the strength.
When we have measures on two continuous variables and we want to know if these variables are systematically related, we might choose Pearson's r test. If we have rank-order data on two variables, we might choose Spearman's rank-order ...
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