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R Software Modulerwasp_kendall.wasp
Title produced by softwareKendall tau Rank Correlation
Date of computationThu, 18 Dec 2008 08:35:47 -0700
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Dataset

Dataseries X:
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Histogram
Boxplots 
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2,00
2,00
2,00
2,00
2,00
2,00
2,00
2,00
2,00
2,00
2,00
2,00
2,00
2,00
2,00
2,00
2,00
2,00
2,00
2,00
2,00
2,00
2,00
2,00
2,21
2,25
2,25
2,45
2,50
2,50
2,64
2,75
2,93
3,00
3,17
3,25
3,39
3,50
3,50
3,65
3,75
3,75
3,90
4,00
4,00
4,00
4,00
4,00
4,00
4,00
4,00
4,00
4,00
4,00
4,00
4,18
4,25
4,25
3,97
3,42
Dataseries Y:
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Histogram 
1.7
1.4
1.8
1.7
1.4
1.2
1
1.7
2.4
2
2.1
2
1.8
2.7
2.3
1.9
2
2.3
2.8
2.4
2.3
2.7
2.7
2.9
3
2.2
2.3
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.2
2.6
2.8
2.5
2.4
2.3
1.9
1.7
2
2.1
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.3
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1.2
1.4
2.2
2.9
3.1
3.5
3.6
4.4
4.1
5.1
5.8
5.9
5.4
5.5

Tables (Output of Computation)





Summary of computational transaction
Raw Inputview raw input (R code)
Raw Outputview raw output of R engine
Computing time2 seconds
R Server'Herman Ole Andreas Wold' @ 193.190.124.10:1001

\begin{tabular}{lllllllll}
\hline
Summary of computational transaction \tabularnewline
Raw Input & view raw input (R code)  \tabularnewline
Raw Output & view raw output of R engine  \tabularnewline
Computing time & 2 seconds \tabularnewline
R Server & 'Herman Ole Andreas Wold' @ 193.190.124.10:1001 \tabularnewline
\hline
\end{tabular}
%Source: https://freestatistics.org/blog/index.php?pk=34851&T=0

[TABLE]
[ROW][C]Summary of computational transaction[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Raw Input[/C][C]view raw input (R code) [/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Raw Output[/C][C]view raw output of R engine [/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Computing time[/C][C]2 seconds[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]R Server[/C][C]'Herman Ole Andreas Wold' @ 193.190.124.10:1001[/C][/ROW]
[/TABLE]
Source: https://freestatistics.org/blog/index.php?pk=34851&T=0

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The GUIDs for individual cells are displayed in the table below:

Summary of computational transaction
Raw Inputview raw input (R code)
Raw Outputview raw output of R engine
Computing time2 seconds
R Server'Herman Ole Andreas Wold' @ 193.190.124.10:1001






Kendall tau Rank Correlation
Kendall tau0.166383892297745
2-sided p-value0.0839495807886124
Score267
Var(Score)23690.130859375
Denominator1604.72265625

\begin{tabular}{lllllllll}
\hline
Kendall tau Rank Correlation \tabularnewline
Kendall tau & 0.166383892297745 \tabularnewline
2-sided p-value & 0.0839495807886124 \tabularnewline
Score & 267 \tabularnewline
Var(Score) & 23690.130859375 \tabularnewline
Denominator & 1604.72265625 \tabularnewline
\hline
\end{tabular}
%Source: https://freestatistics.org/blog/index.php?pk=34851&T=1

[TABLE]
[ROW][C]Kendall tau Rank Correlation[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Kendall tau[/C][C]0.166383892297745[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]2-sided p-value[/C][C]0.0839495807886124[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Score[/C][C]267[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Var(Score)[/C][C]23690.130859375[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Denominator[/C][C]1604.72265625[/C][/ROW]
[/TABLE]
Source: https://freestatistics.org/blog/index.php?pk=34851&T=1

Globally Unique Identifier (entire table): ba.freestatistics.org/blog/index.php?pk=34851&T=1

As an alternative you can also use a QR Code:  
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The GUIDs for individual cells are displayed in the table below:

Kendall tau Rank Correlation
Kendall tau0.166383892297745
2-sided p-value0.0839495807886124
Score267
Var(Score)23690.130859375
Denominator1604.72265625


Figures (Output of Computation)

Input Parameters & R Code

Parameters (Session):
Parameters (R input):
R code (references can be found in the software module):
library('Kendall')
k <- Kendall(x,y)
bitmap(file='test1.png')
par(bg=rgb(0.2,0.4,0.6))
plot(x,y,main='Scatterplot',xlab=xlab,ylab=ylab)
grid()
dev.off()
bitmap(file='test2.png')
par(bg=rgb(0.2,0.4,0.6))
plot(rank(x),rank(y),main='Scatterplot of Ranks',xlab=xlab,ylab=ylab)
grid()
dev.off()
load(file='createtable')
a<-table.start()
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'Kendall tau Rank Correlation',2,TRUE)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'Kendall tau',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,k$tau)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'2-sided p-value',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,k$sl)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'Score',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,k$S)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'Var(Score)',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,k$varS)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'Denominator',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,k$D)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.end(a)
table.save(a,file='mytable.tab')