In Testing the Hypotheses $$H _ { 0 } : \rho _ { s } = 0$$

question 161

Multiple Choice

In testing the hypotheses: $$H _ { 0 } : \rho _ { s } = 0$$ $$H _ { 1 } : D _ { s } \neq 0$$ , the Spearman rank correlation coefficient in a sample of 50 observations is 0.389. The value of the test statistic is:

• A) 2.75.
• B) 18.178.
• C) 2.723.
• D) 17.995.

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