Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-The history department at a college asked its professors and students to rank 8 guest speakers according to their communication skills. The data are listed below. A 10 is the highest ranking and a 1 the lowest ranking. Find the critical values to test the hypothesis of no correlation between the rankings. Use $\alpha = 0.05$.
$\begin{array}{lcccccccc}
\hline \text { Speaker } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 \
\hline \text { Professors } & 2 & 3 & 6 & 10 & 8 & 1 & 5 & 4 \
\text { Students } & 4 & 3 & 1 & 4 & 5 & 7 & 9 & 6
\end{array}$

A) $\pm 0.738$
B) $\pm 0.643$
C) $\pm 0.881$
D) $\pm 0.833$

Question

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-The history department at a college asked its professors and students to rank 8 guest speakers according to their communication skills. The data are listed below. A 10 is the highest ranking and a 1 the lowest ranking. Find the critical values to test the hypothesis of no correlation between the rankings. Use $\alpha = 0.05$.
$\begin{array}{lcccccccc}
\hline \text { Speaker } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 \
\hline \text { Professors } & 2 & 3 & 6 & 10 & 8 & 1 & 5 & 4 \
\text { Students } & 4 & 3 & 1 & 4 & 5 & 7 & 9 & 6
\end{array}$

A) $\pm 0.738$
B) $\pm 0.643$
C) $\pm 0.881$
D) $\pm 0.833$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The critical value for a two-tailed test with $\alpha = 0.05$ and 6 degrees of freedom is $\pm 0.738$.

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