Use the Rank Correlation Coefficient to Test for a Correlation

question 117

Essay

Use the rank correlation coefficient to test for a correlation between the two variables.
Given that the rank correlation coefficient, rs, for 37 pairs of data is 0.324, test the claim of
correlation between the two variables. Use a significance level of 0.01.

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