A physiotherapist rank-orders her 23 postoperative knee surgery patients on their range of motion at three months post-op. Each patient has kept a daily record of the time spent doing exercises designed to improve range of motion. Based on these records, the physiotherapist also ranks the patients in terms of how much time they spend doing their exercises. She wants to know if the patients who spend the most time exercising each day also have the largest range of motion. What correlation test would you choose to answer the question?
What will be an ideal response?
Correct Answer:
Rank-order correlation test
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