Consider the Data Set Shown $\begin{array}{|ll|}\hline \underline{X} & \underline{y} \\2 & 8 \\5 & 5 \\6 & 1 \\8 & 4 \\9 & 7 \\\hline\end{array}$

question 33

Multiple Choice

Consider the data set shown. The mean X value is 6 and the mean Y value is 5.
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$\begin{array}{|ll|}\hline \underline{X} & \underline{y} \\2 & 8 \\5 & 5 \\6 & 1 \\8 & 4 \\9 & 7 \\\hline\end{array}$ ​
-What would the t-value be for a t-test of the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient for this data set?

• A) -0.545
• B) -0.585
• C) -0.625
• D) -0.665

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