Spearman Rank Correlation

CLASSWORK # 12

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Direction: Read and analyze carefully the problem and solve using the stepwise
method.

Problem:
Teacher x conducted an examination to 12 students to find out how good are his
students in English and Mathematics; whether they are good in both. The marks in
English and Mathematics of twelve students are given below. Calculate a coefficient
of correlation by ranks and interpret the result. Use the stepwise method of
presenting your answer. (25 points)

Student A B C D E F G H I J K L

English 69 36 39 71 67 76 40 20 85 65 55 34

Mathematics 33 52 71 25 79 22 83 81 24 35 46 64