Two NFL scouts are in the process of recruiting seven college senior football players (receivers). After a careful review and evaluation, both scouts ranked the seven receivers in terms of their professional career prospects. The rankings are given below. At α = .05, does it appear that the two scouts have similar opinions about the professional football career prospects of the seven players (positive correlation vs. no correlation)?
A) Reject the null hypothesis.
B) Do not reject the null hypothesis.

Question

Two NFL scouts are in the process of recruiting seven college senior football players (receivers). After a careful review and evaluation, both scouts ranked the seven receivers in terms of their professional career prospects. The rankings are given below.  At α = .05, does it appear that the two scouts have similar opinions about the professional football career prospects of the seven players (positive correlation vs. no correlation)?
A) Reject the null hypothesis. 
B) Do not reject the null hypothesis.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Reject H₀. Similar opinions. H₀: ρ_s = 0 and H_A: ρ_s> 0 r_.05,7 = .714 11ead627_0a03_2c68_93a1_c7ff88918d69_TB7056_00 = 8 = 1 −= 1 −= 1 − .1429 = .8571 .8571 > .714; therefore, we reject H₀. It appears that the two scouts have similar opinions about the professional football career prospects of the seven players.

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