Table 3. Kendall-Tau-b test for the description of the correlation between the scale degree and the articulatory data.
The table shows data for the different voice classifications, soprano, mezzosoprano, tenor and baritone, separately.
| Scale degree | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soprano | Mezzo | Tenor | Bariton | All | ||
| Lip Opening | Kendall-Tau-b | .117 | .069 | .501** | .122 | .120* |
| Sig. | .167 | .490 | .000 | .222 | .011 | |
| Highest Point Tongue | Kendall-Tau-b | .070 | -.045 | .096 | .043 | .006 |
| Sig. | .410 | .655 | .336 | .666 | .897 | |
| Uvula Elevation | Kendall-Tau-b | .022 | -.286** | -.025 | .034 | -.094* |
| Sig. | .791 | .004 | .803 | .733 | .046 | |
| Jaw Opening | Kendall-Tau-b | .240** | .115 | .248* | .108 | .064 |
| Sig. | .005 | .253 | .013 | .279 | .172 | |
| Jaw Protrusion | Kendall-Tau-b | .234** | .105 | .325** | .104 | .003 |
| Sig. | .006 | .292 | .001 | .299 | .948 | |
| Pharynx Width | Kendall-Tau-b | .393** | -.008 | .209* | .368** | .195** |
| Sig. | .000 | .934 | .037 | .000 | .000 | |
| Larynx Position | Kendall-Tau-b | -.478** | -.107 | -.469** | -.304** | -.233** |
| Sig. | .000 | .285 | .000 | .002 | .000 | |
| SPL | Kendall-Tau-b | .511** | .067 | .271** | .134 | .294** |
| Sig. | .000 | .500 | .007 | .180 | .000 | |
*p<0.05
**p<0.01