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correlation pearson and spearman PValue

Hello, Progressing pearson and spearman analysis, I get the data rho and PValue.

but, pearson PValue(4.41e-06) is lower than spearman PValue(0.67).....

commonly, pearson PValue is higher than spearman PValue.

Can spearman PValue be higher than pearson PValue?

If possible, I'd like to know why such a value comes out.

or not my data is wrong.

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written by pastel950818 • pastel950818

This very much depnds on what the r/rho values are.

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written by i.sudbery i.sudbery

spearman rho value(0.004) is lower than pearson rho(0.04)

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written by pastel950818 • pastel950818

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it can easily happen - e.g. bottom right plot from the quartet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anscombe%27s_quartet

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written by German.M.Demidov German.M.Demidov

Adding the figure here for other users: 800px-Anscombe-s-quartet-3-svg

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written by Kevin Blighe Kevin Blighe

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