Math Mjr 2210

Advanced Statistics
Name: ______________________________________ Date: __________________________
Course, Yr & Sec: ______________________________ Score: _________________________
Worksheet No.15
Spearman Rank-Order Correlation
(Small sample case without ties)

Answer the following problem:

The following table provides data about the rate of students who have free university meals and their math
scores. Calculate the Spearman Rank-Order Correlation between the two and interpret the result. (Use 0.05
level of significance)

State University % of students % of students

having free meals scoring above 75
A 14.4 54
B 7.3 64
C 27.5 44
D 33.8 32
E 38.0 37
F 15.9 68
G 4.9 62
H 45.1 72
I 48.2 75

State the null and alternative hypotheses.

Ho : _________________
Ha : _________________
State the level of risk (or the level of significance) associated with the null hypothesis.
α=__________________
Determine the critical value.
rs crit= ________________
State the decision/rejection rule.
Rejection Rule: ______________________________________

Compute the test statistic.

rs data = _______________
Make decision.
Decision/Findings: ___________________________________
Interpret results.
Interpretation: ______________________________________
Write a conclusion.
Conclusion: _________________________________________________________________________________

Make an implication.
Implication : _________________________________________________________________________________
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