THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION

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Essay

THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
Students in a statistics course were given a written examination as well as a project to complete as part of their final grade.For a random sample of 10 students,the scores on both the exam and the project are given below.

-Calculate the spearman rank correlation coefficient.

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Definitions:

Sensory Adaptation

Sensory adaptation is a phenomenon in which the sensitivity to a stimulus decreases over time as an organism becomes accustomed to its presence.

Just-noticeable Difference

The minimum difference in stimulus intensity required to detect a difference between two stimuli.

Thalamus

A part of the brain that serves as a central relay station for sensory information, excluding smell.

Cortex

The outer layer of the brain involved in higher-order brain functions such as thought, language, and decision making.