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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Spearman’s rank correlation"”.
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Analysis of a Particulate Count Loading in a Water-Damaged Hospital
… well as a statistical analysis of the data. The Spearman’s Rank Correlation showed that particulate concentrations from the ceiling and wall in the 0.3-5 μm size range were significantly correlated, while the particulate concentrations from the ceiling and the wall in the 5+ μm size range were …
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The Effects of Check In/Check Out on Levels of Problem Behavior and Academic Engagement in Elementary School Students
… of academic engagement were analyzed using a Spearman’s rank correlation. A moderate correlation between teacher ratings and direct observation was found, indicating teacher ratings may be a reliable indicator of student academic engagement.</p> <p>Doctoral dissertation: <a …
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Colour comparison of two composite materials to natural tooth structure: an in vitro study
… The significance was set at z>3.1237. The Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was set at a significance of p<0.01 to evaluate colour change (_E*ab) in the restorations over three time intervals (immediate restoration, 24 hours and two weeks).
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Psychometric Evaluation of the Return to Duty Readiness Questionnaire
… consistency values (α = 0.94, ωt = 0.94). Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient of (R=0.74) when compared with the Fear Avoidance Components Scale (FACS) suggests that the RDRQ measures the construct of fear avoidance. Contributions to fear avoidance theory through this research is …
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Exploration of Biophysical Interactions Associated with Mesoscale Variability in the Central Gulf of Mexico
… to the non-parametric nature of SLa and CLa, a Spearman’s Rank Correlation was performed along lines of latitude and longitude and across the GMx in conjunction with the Ives-Gibbons dichotomous correlation, which allowed for magnitude to be dismissed. A significant inverse relationship was …
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Exploring health literacy amongst the general population and healthcare providers in Nigeria: a mixed methods study
… and COVID-19 knowledge was also analysed using Spearman’s rank correlation. Result: Age, ’needing help to fill out the survey’, and employment are all important factors in the relationship between healthcare users and providers; the healthcare system; and health information. Education improves …
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Exploiting Semantic Similarity Between Citation Contexts For Direct Citation Weighting And Residual Citation
… context pairs were obtained. Results of the Spearman’s rank correlation test showed that the correlation coefficients between the proposed direct citation weighting scheme and each of the weighting schemes “number of positive sentiments,” “number of multiple citation mentions,” “sum of …
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Fall Risk Evaluation Tool for Acquired Brain Injury: A Validation of a Multifactorial Assessment: A Pilot Study
… envelope.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> A Spearman’s Rank correlation was used to analyze the data to detect any correlation between the risk rank as determined by FRET and the fall rank determined by the number of times a participant fell. There was a positive relationship between the risk …
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Immune biomarkers predicting clinical outcomes for major trauma patients
… analysed using the SPSS statistical software. A Spearman’s rank correlation test highlighted a significant correlation between CD3+ expression on Day 1 and SOFA scores on Day 5 (p= 0.007). A significant correlation between CD3+, CD25BRIFOXP3+ and CD127LOWFOXP3+ on Day 3 against SOFA scores on Day …
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Bone Properties of Recombinant Inbred Line - BXD Mouse
… were adjusted for gender and age effects. Correlations between femur and tibia were examined using graphical statistics and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient.</p> <p>Strain differences were observed in bone quality and structural properties (p</p> <p>We conclude that a) femur-tibia …
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THE USE OF CT ANALYSIS TO ASSESS THE AGES OF A MODERN HUMAN TOOTH SAMPLE: A COMPARISION WITH DENTAL ATTRITION AND THE LAMENDIN METHOD
… method was able to assess the ages at death. Spearman’s rank correlation was performed in SPSS version 19 and linear regression analyses were conducted in Microsoft Excel. Categories for the analysis in SPSS were broken down based on age, sex, ancestry and tooth position in addition to …
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THE USE OF CT ANALYSIS TO ASSESS THE AGES OF A MODERN HUMAN TOOTH SAMPLE: A COMPARISION WITH DENTAL ATTRITION AND THE LAMENDIN METHOD
… method was able to assess the ages at death. Spearman’s rank correlation was performed in SPSS version 19 and linear regression analyses were conducted in Microsoft Excel. Categories for the analysis in SPSS were broken down based on age, sex, ancestry and tooth position in addition to …
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First-Year Students’ Experiences of Peer Groups and Peer Pressure in the Residences of a South African University
… statistics and inferential statistics such as Spearman’s Rank correlation was used in the study. In consideration with the transition theory, social learning theory, and student involvement theory. Findings reveal that first-year students join different groups and they encounter both positive …
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Dysphagia patient-reported outcome measures in multiple sclerosis
… MFIS, MSIS- 29, and subsections of the NeuroQOL. Spearman’s rank correlation and logistic regressions were performed. We hypothesized there would be significant relationships between the SSQ and DYMUS, and that disease duration and general MS symptoms, including fatigue, would predict abnormal …
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Three Essays on the Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Cancer Care and Mis-Measured Self-Reports of Cancer Screening Status
… screening, the study examines association using Spearman’s rank correlation and concordance using Percent Agreement and Gwet’s Agreement Coefficient. Health information exchange and self-reports, both provided unique information in measuring cancer screening, and the most robust measurement …
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Motivation for domestic leisure travel in Mtubatuba Local Municipality, KwaZuluNatal
… (frequency and mean scores), bivariate analysis (Spearman’s Rank Correlation and Pearson Chi-square tests) and Multivariate test (reliability test using Cronbach’s Alpha) to reach the study results. The study revealed that South Africa is perceived positively, among residents, as a leisure tourism …
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DEVELOPING A BENCHMARKING METHODOLOGY FOR THE NIGERIAN TRANSPORT SECTOR
… hence it was seen as a best practice. Also the spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was done between the United Kingdom and Nigeria survey results and there was a perfect positive correlation (rs =1) for Motor parks/Bus stops/Stations and very strong positive correlation (rs = 0.9) for …
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Determinants of positive functional outcomes at 16 weeks after flexor tendon repair at a teritiary hospital in South Africa. A descriptive, analytical study
… tests. The rate of recovery was analysed using Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient, Friedman’s ANOVA and Wilcoxon Matched Pairs for TAM, DASH score and muscle strength respectively. Results: Time to repair was the only factor to have statistical significance at 16-weeks post operatively …
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Body Composition Assessment After Pediatric Liver Transplant
… methods was assessed using Wilcoxon signed rank test of the differences. The relationship between body composition methods and ultrasound measurements of muscle and adipose thickness was estimated by Spearman’s rank correlation rho. Intra-rater reliability was evaluated using deviance …
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Assessment of the influence of Nonstationary Climate on Extreme Hydrology of Southwestern Canada
… Oscillation (PDO) on annual flood risk. Using Spearman’s rank correlation ρ and permutation tests on quantile-quantile plots, I found that higher magnitude floods are more likely during the negative phase of the PDO than during the positive phase. In addition, the flood frequency analysis (FFA) …
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