Definition:Tied Ranks

Definition

Let $S$ be a set on whose elements a ranking $\RR$ has been applied.

Let $2$ or more elements of $S$ be assessed as having the same rank under $\RR$.

Then those elements are said to have tied ranks.

Also see

• Results about tied ranks can be found here.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): correlation coefficient: 2.
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): correlation coefficient: 2.