rank-difference correlation

NOUN
27 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R

rank-difference correlation is a valid 27-letter word worth 40 points in Scrabble and 46 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1A1N1K5-0D2I1F4F4E1R1E1N1C3E1C3O1R1R1E1L1A1T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =40 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 80TRIPLE WORD → 120
MEANING

What does rank-difference correlation mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between the ranks of scores on two variables.