The Spearman Correlation Coefficient Is Calculated for a Set of Data

question 93

Multiple Choice

The Spearman correlation coefficient is calculated for a set of data on two variables, x and y.It appears that as the rank of x increases, the rank of y is decreasing.We would expect the Spearman correlation coefficient to be ________.

• A)equal to zero
• B)positive
• C)negative
• D)greater than 5
• E)greater than 1

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