Kendall rank correlation

/ˌkɛndl ræŋk ˈkɔrəˌleɪʃən/
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Definitions of Kendall rank correlation
  1. noun
    a nonparametric measure of the agreement between two rankings
    synonyms: Kendall's tau, tau coefficient of correlation
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    type of:
    Kendall test
    any of several nonparametric measures of correlation (used when the assumptions of standard correlational analysis are not met)
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