determine rank correlation coefficient a group of


Determine Rank Correlation Coefficient

A group of 8 accountancy students are tested in Quantitative Techniques and Law II.  Their rankings in the two tests were as:

Student

Q.T. ranking

Law II ranking

d

d2

A

2

3

-1

1

B

7

6

1

1

C

6

4

2

4

D

1

2

-1

1

E

4

5

-1

1

F

3

1

2

4

G

5

8

-3

9

H

8

7

1

1

Σd2 = 22

d = Q. T. ranking - Law II ranking

R = 1 - {(6Σd2)/(n(n2 -1))}

1 -{(6(22))/(8(82 -1))} = 0.74

Hence we conclude that there is a reasonable agreement among student's performances in the two types of tests.

NOTE: in this illustration, if we are given the actual marks then we find r.  R varies between -1 and +1.

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