kendall's tau

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Noun kendall's tau has 1 sense

tau coefficient of correlation, Kendall's tau, Kendall rank correlation - a nonparametric measure of the agreement between two rankings
--₁ is a kind of Kendall test

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Kendall's tau

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Kendall's tau is a non-parametric statistical measure used to determine the strength and direction of association between two ranked variables. It assesses the similarity of the orderings of the variables without assuming any specific distribution for the data.

Sample sentences:

The researchers used Kendall's tau to analyze the correlation between students' study hours and their test scores.
Kendall's tau revealed a significant positive association between the severity of symptoms and the progression of the disease.
By applying Kendall's tau, the study found a strong negative relationship between income levels and unemployment rates in the region.