A student organization surveyed both recent graduates and current students to ob

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A student organization surveyed both recent graduates and current students to obtain inforamtion on the quality of teaching at a particular university. An analysis of the responses provided the teaching ability ranking shown below. Do the rankinds given by current students agree with the ranking given by recent graduates? Use a .05 level of significance to test for a significant rank correlation.

Professor Ranking By Current Students Recent Graduates 1 4 5 2 6 7 3 8 8 4 3 1 5 1 6 6 2 4 7 5 3 8 10 9 9 7 2 10 9 10

Explanation / Answer

The test hypothesis:

Ho: the rankinds given by current students agree with the ranking given by recent graduates

Ha: the rankinds given by current students do not agree with the ranking given by recent graduates

Based on Spearman Coefficient of Rank Correlation test,

Current Students Recent Graduates Current Students 1.000 Recent Graduates .600 1.000 10 sample size

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