Spearman

The professors collected results from last year's Sprint Cup series, using the data to calculate something called a Spearman rank correlation coefficient, which measures the strength of the relationship between two variables (1 represents a perfect correlation, 0 means no correlation and -1 is a perfect negative correlation).

Nascar Is the Wrong Sport for Upsets 2010

The professors collected results from last year's Sprint Cup series, using the data to calculate something called a Spearman rank correlation coefficient, which measures the strength of the relationship between two variables (1 represents a perfect correlation, 0 means no correlation and -1 is a perfect negative correlation).

Nascar Is the Wrong Sport for Upsets 2010

LRASM, Spearman told me in December, was “in the final throes of getting all its contracts awarded.

Nick Turse: Overkill: Future Weapons, Future Wars, and the New Arms Race Nick Turse 2011

Spokesperson Spearman told me that “sensitivities” again prevented him from explaining even the basics of the system or its future uses. “A good part of the program itself is classified,” he assured me.

Nick Turse: Overkill: Future Weapons, Future Wars, and the New Arms Race Nick Turse 2011

LRASM, Spearman told me in December, was “in the final throes of getting all its contracts awarded.

Nick Turse: Overkill: Future Weapons, Future Wars, and the New Arms Race Nick Turse 2011

When asked for further information in mid-December, Spearman told me that “the PM project manager for EXACTO is in the process of transitioning his replacement into DARPA, making neither of them available for interviews.” About a month later, the new project manager, he said, was still not up to speed and thus both officials remained unavailable for comment.

Nick Turse: Overkill: Future Weapons, Future Wars, and the New Arms Race Nick Turse 2011

At the beginning of the 20th century the British psychologist Charles Spearman "discovered" the idea of general intelligence.

The Other 'G' Spot 2010

Spokesperson Spearman told me that “sensitivities” again prevented him from explaining even the basics of the system or its future uses. “A good part of the program itself is classified,” he assured me.

Nick Turse: Overkill: Future Weapons, Future Wars, and the New Arms Race Nick Turse 2011

Spearman observed that students 'grades in different subjects, and their scores on various tests, were all positively correlated.

The Other 'G' Spot 2010

When asked for further information in mid-December, Spearman told me that “the PM project manager for EXACTO is in the process of transitioning his replacement into DARPA, making neither of them available for interviews.” About a month later, the new project manager, he said, was still not up to speed and thus both officials remained unavailable for comment.

Nick Turse: Overkill: Future Weapons, Future Wars, and the New Arms Race Nick Turse 2011