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Given that \(n = 10\) and \(\sum d^{2} = 20\), calculate the Spearman's rank correlation...

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WAEC 2016

Given that \(n = 10\) and \(\sum d^{2} = 20\), calculate the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.

  • A. 0.121
  • B. 0.733
  • C. 0.879
  • D. 0.979
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Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation

The Spearman's correlation coefficient \(\rho\) is given as:

\(\rho = 1 - \frac{6\sum d^{2}}{n(n^{2} - 1)}\)

= \(\rho = 1 - \frac{6 \times 20}{10(10^{2} - 1)}\)

= \(1 - \frac{120}{990} = \frac{870}{990}\)

= \(0.879\)


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