Two students were asked to rate six different television shows on a scale from 0 to 10.The data are shown in the following table:
What are the television show rankings for student 2 (to be used to calculate the Spearman Rank
Correlation Coefficient)?
A)A-2, B-1, C-5, D-3.5, E-6, F-3.5
B)A-1, B-5, C-2, D-3.5, E-6, F-3.5
C)A-2, B-1, C-6, D-3.5, E-5, F-3.5
D)A-2, B-1, C-5, D-2.5, E-6, F-2.5

Question

Two students were asked to rate six different television shows on a scale from 0 to 10.The data are shown in the following table: 
What are the television show rankings for student 2 (to be used to calculate the Spearman Rank
Correlation Coefficient)?
A)A-2, B-1, C-5, D-3.5, E-6, F-3.5 
B)A-1, B-5, C-2, D-3.5, E-6, F-3.5 
C)A-2, B-1, C-6, D-3.5, E-5, F-3.5 
D)A-2, B-1, C-5, D-2.5, E-6, F-2.5

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the rankings for student 2, we need to sort the scores they gave in ascending order and assign ranks accordingly. The rankings for student 2 would be: A-2, B-1, C-6, D-3.5, E-5, F-3.5. Option C matches these rankings. By comparing the ratings given by student 2 in the table, we can see that their rankings for the shows are: A-2, B-1, C-6, D-3.5, E-5, F-3.5. This ranking corresponds to choice C.

Two Students Were Asked to Rate Six Different Television Shows