In the absence of ties, Kendall's l yields a closer approximation to the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient, q, than Spearman's q_s.

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Kendall's tau and Spearman's rho are both rank-based correlation coefficients, but neither is specifically designed to approximate Pearson's correlation coefficient. They measure different aspects of association.

In the Absence of Ties, Kendall's L Yields a Closer