Chapter 1 the study of collocations

4.2.2.1.6  Further Analyses on the Essay Data 
 
Due to the lack of statistical significance of the accuracy orders obtained 
from the implicational scaling analyses for the essay data, further analyses were 
performed to investigate the correlation of the accuracy orders for the three 
groups.  Spearman’s Rho Correlation Coefficient was calculated for the 
accuracy orders by Groups 1 and 2, Groups 2 and 3, and Groups 1 and 3.  Only 
those types with a mean greater than .1 were included in the analyses.  The 
correlation for Groups 1 and 2 was r
s
 = .832, p = .0004; for Groups 2 and 3 r
s
 = 
.766, p = .0011; and for Groups 1 and 3 r
s
 = .552, p = .019.  The significance of 
these results are discussed in the next chapter. 
 
 
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