In addition to end of course evaluations of their professors, a separate survey is also administered to measure their professors' sense of humor. The Director of Institutional Effectiveness compares the ranks of both sets of scores and uses the ______________________ to determine if there is a relationship between them.
A) Mann-Whitney test
B) Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-ranks test
C) Kruskal-Wallis test
D) Spearman test

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The Spearman test is used to measure the strength of a correlation between two variables, in this case, the end of course evaluations and the professor's sense of humor scores. It is the most appropriate test for this scenario.

In Addition to End of Course Evaluations of Their Professors