Practice Exercise:

Complete the table and solve for the Spearman rho (r s). Write your answers on the blanks.

Students Score (X) Score (Y) Rank (X) Rank (Y) D(Difference) D2(Square of
the difference)
1 36 37 3 3 0 0
2 44 46 1 1 0 0
3 28 30 8 6.5 1.5 2.25
4 32 30 4 6.5 -2.5 6.25
5 30 32 6 4.5 1.5 2.25
6 25 27 10 9.5 .5 .25
7 30 29 6 8 -2 4
8 20 18 11 12 -1 1
9 16 20 12 11 1 1
10 27 27 9 9.5 .5 .25
11 30 32 6 4.5 1.5 2.25
12 40 43 2 2 0 0
N = 12 ∑D2 = 19.5

Solution:
There are ties in the rank need to find first the cf or correction factor. Then add to ∑D2
each cf for tie ranks.
m = no. of ties

m(m2−1)
cf =
12

3(32−1) 3(9−1) 3(8) 24 2(22−1) 2(4−1) 2(3) 6

cf1 = 12 = 12
= 12 = 12 cf3 = 12 = 12
= 12 = 12

cf1 = 2 cf3 = .5
2(22−1) 2(4−1) 2(3) 6 2(22−1) 2(4−1) 2(3) 6
cf2 = 12 = 12
= 12 = 12 cf4 = 12 = 12
= 12 = 12

cf2 = .5 cf4 = .5
 ∑D2+cf1+cf2+cf3+cf4

∑D2 = 19.5 + 2 + .5 + .5 + .5
Therefore ∑D2 = 23

6 ∑ D2
rs = 1 - n(n¿ ¿2−1) ¿

6 (23)
=1 - 12(12¿ ¿ 2−1) ¿
6 (23)
=1 - 12(143)
=1 - 1,138716
-
= 1 . 0804

rs = 0.9196 or 0.92