Degillo, Jona Charmele Q.

BSEd Math 3B
EDUC 106
Chapter VI
Analysis and Interpretation of Assessment Results
Post-test
1. Find the coefficient of correlation by the use of spearman rho and interpret the
results.
The table below shows the ages (X) and systolic blood pressure (Y) of 12
women.

X (age) Y (blood pressure)

56 147
42 125
72 160
36 118
63 149
47 128
55 150
49 145
38 115
42 140
68 152
60 155

6 ∑ D²
rho= 1- - 2
N ( N −1)

where: 1 is constant
6 is constant
∑D²= sum of D²
N= sum of pairs of scores or measures

Women X Y Rx Ry D D²
1 56 147 5 6 -1 1
2 42 125 9.5 10 -0.5 0.25
3 72 160 1 1 0 0
4 36 118 12 11 1 1
5 63 149 3 5 -2 4
6 47 128 8 9 -1 1
7 55 150 6 4 2 4
8 49 145 7 7 0 0
9 38 115 11 12 -1 1
10 42 140 9.5 8 1.5 2.25
11 68 152 2 3 -1 1
12 60 155 4 2 2 4
∑D²=19.5

6 ∑ D²
rho= 1- - 2
N ( N −1)
6 (19.5)
rho= 1- - 2
12(12 −1)
rho= 0.93. This means that there is very high correlation between the ages
of women and their systolic blood pressure.
2. Find the coefficient of correlation by the use of Person r and interpret the results.
The table below shows the number of hours which a random sample of 15
students studied for an examination and the scores the students received.

X (no. of hours Y (score in the

studied) exam)
8 56
5 44
11 79
13 80
10 70
5 50
18 90
15 85
2 33
8 65
8 60
7 60
10 69
7 64
5 45

N ∑ XY −∑ X ∑Y
r=
√ [N ∑ X 2−( ∑ X )2 ][ N ∑ Y 2−( ∑ Y )2 ]

where: N=number of cases

∑XY= sum of the products of X and Y
∑X= sum of X
∑Y= sum of Y
∑X²= sum of the square of X
∑Y²= sum of the square of Y

Student X Y XY X² Y²
1 8 56 448 64 3136
2 5 44 220 25 1936
3 11 79 869 121 6241
4 13 80 1040 169 6400
5 10 70 700 100 4900
6 5 50 250 25 2500
7 18 90 1620 324 8100
8 15 85 1275 225 7225
9 2 33 66 4 1089
10 8 65 520 64 4225
11 8 60 480 64 3600
12 7 60 420 49 3600
13 10 69 690 100 4761
14 7 64 448 49 4096
15 5 45 225 25 2025
Total 132 950 9271 1408 63834

N ∑ XY −∑ X ∑Y
r= 2 2 2 2
√ [N ∑ X −( ∑ X ) ][ N ∑ Y −( ∑ Y ) ]

15(9271)−(132)(950)
r= 2 2
√ [15 (1408)−( 132 ) ][15 (63834)−( 950 ) ]
r= 0.00. This means that there is no correlation between the score in
exam of the students and the number of hours they studied.