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Use the Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient to Determine Whether the Correlation

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Use the Spearman rank correlation coefficient to determine whether the correlation between the given variables is
significant. Be sure to do the following: Identify the claim mathematically and state the null and alternative hypotheses.
Determine the critical value and find the test statistic. Decide whether to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis and
interpret the decision in the context of the original claim.
-The table below lists the verbal and math SAT scores of 10 students selected at random. Test the claim that
there is no correlation between verbal and math SAT scores. Use α\alpha = 0.05.  Verbal 295380385290370 Math 380450475410460\begin{array} { c | c c c c c } \text { Verbal } & 295 & 380 & 385 & 290 & 370 \\\hline \text { Math } & 380 & 450 & 475 & 410 & 460\end{array}  Verbal 400300350420310 Math 425510430300310\begin{array} { c | c c c c c } \text { Verbal } & 400 & 300 & 350 & 420 & 310 \\\hline \text { Math } & 425 & 510 & 430 & 300 & 310\end{array}

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