Use the Rank Correlation Coefficient to Test for a Correlation

question 67

Essay

Use the rank correlation coefficient to test for a correlation between the two variables.
-Given that the rank correlation coefficient, rs, for 73 pairs of data is -0.663, test the claim of correlation between the two variables. Use a significance level of 0.05.

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