Consider the Data Set Shown $\begin{array}{|rr|}\hline \underline{x} & \underline{y} \\15 & 1 \\18 & 3 \\17 & 4 \\22 & 6 \\24 & 4 \\30 & 6\\\hline\end{array}$

question 20

Essay

Consider the data set shown. Convert these values into ranks and conduct a Spearman's rank correlation analysis.
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$\begin{array}{|rr|}\hline \underline{x} & \underline{y} \\15 & 1 \\18 & 3 \\17 & 4 \\22 & 6 \\24 & 4 \\30 & 6\\\hline\end{array}$ (a) Calculate the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient and standard error.
(b) Calculate the t-value for the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.
(c) Using your results from (a) and (b), make a statement about the significance of the association between the X and Y values.

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