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%.COPYRIGHT  (c)  1990 European Southern Observatory
%.IDENT      associrank.hlq
%.AUTHOR     MP, IPG/ESO
%.KEYWORDS   MIDAS, help files, ASSOCIATE/RANK
%.PURPOSE    On-line help file for the command: ASSOCIATE/RANK
%.VERSION    1.0  03-NOV-1989 : Creation, MP
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SECTION./RANK
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ASSOCIATE/RANK      			            03-NOV-1989 MP
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ASSOCIATE/RANK table col1 col2 [action]
	rank-order correlation coefficient
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Purpose:      
              Given two columns of a table, 
              calculates the Rank-Order correlation coefficient
              (Spearman \& Kendall) 
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Syntax:       
              ASSOCIATE/RANK table col1 col2 [action]
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              table = name of the table
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              col1  = first column
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              col2 = second column
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              action = K(endall) or S(pearman) defaulted to K
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Note:        
             The command will return the Rank-Order correlation coefficient  as
             well as the probability of exceeding its value under Null 
             Hypothesis, the Null Hypothesis being: \\
             "The two data sets are not associated "
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Examples:
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            none
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