The drama department at a college asked professors and students in the drama department to rank 8 actors according to their performance. The data are listed below. A 10 is the highest ranking and a 1 the lowest
Ranking. Find the test statistic to test the claim of no correlation between the rankings. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l }
\hline \text { Actor } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 \
\hline \text { Professors } & 2 & 3 & 6 & 10 & 8 & 1 & 5 & 4 \
\text { Students } & 4 & 3 & 1 & 4 & 5 & 7 & 9 & 6 \
\hline
\end{array}$$
A)-0.208
B)-0.198
C)-0.354
D)-0.278

Question

The drama department at a college asked professors and students in the drama department to rank 8 actors according to their performance. The data are listed below. A 10 is the highest ranking and a 1 the lowest
Ranking. Find the test statistic to test the claim of no correlation between the rankings. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 
\hline \text { Actor } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 \
\hline \text { Professors } & 2 & 3 & 6 & 10  & 8 & 1 & 5 & 4 \
\text { Students } & 4 & 3 & 1 & 4 & 5 & 7 & 9 & 6 \
\hline
\end{array}$$
A)-0.208
B)-0.198
C)-0.354
D)-0.278

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The correct answer is A because the test statistic for the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient is -0.208.

The Drama Department at a College Asked Professors and Students