Spearman Rank Corrleation

Problem:1
Calculate Spearmans coefficient of correlation between marks assigned to ten
students by judges X and Y in a certain competitive test as shown below
Sl No
Mark
s by
X
Judge
Mark
s by
Y
Judge

1
52

2
53

3
42

4
60

5
45

6
41

7
37

8
38

9
25

10
27

65

68

43

38

77

48

35

30

25

50

R 1

6 D 2

N3 N

If ranks are not uniform

If uniform ranks are given

Problem:2
Find the rank correlation coefficient between the variables of X and Y from the
observed values
X
Y

50
110

R 1

55
110
2

65
115

50
125

55
140

60
115

50
130

65
120

1
1
1
1

m 3 m m 3 m m 3 m m 3 m

12
12
12
12

3
N N

Karl Pearson Correlation

70
115

75
160

Problem:3
X
9
8
7
6
Y
15
16
14
13
Calculate karl pearson coefficient

5
11

N XY X Y

N X 2 X

N Y 2 Y

4
12

3
10

2
8

1
9