The Drama Department at a College Asked Professors and Students

question 43

Multiple Choice

The drama department at a college asked professors and students in the drama department to rank 8 actors according to their performance. The data are listed below. A 10 is the highest ranking and a 1 the lowest
Ranking. Find the test statistic to test the claim of no correlation between the rankings. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } \hline \text { Actor } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 \\\hline \text { Professors } & 2 & 3 & 6 & 10 & 8 & 1 & 5 & 4 \\\text { Students } & 4 & 3 & 1 & 4 & 5 & 7 & 9 & 6 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A)-0.208
• B)-0.198
• C)-0.354
• D)-0.278

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