Tsujitani (1992, Biometrics 48, 267-269) and Kateri (1993, Biometrics
49, 950-951) considered analyses for two-way contingency tables. In th
is reader reaction a nonparametric analysis using midrank scores is gi
ven. This analysis can be interpreted in terms of bivariate moments, d
oes not make model assumptions, takes into account the ordinal nature
of the data, and allows Monte Carlo P values to be given.