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Worked Examples · Example 3
Q.

Two judges, A and B, independently rank 6 contestants in a talent contest. Compute Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient between the two sets of rankings.

ContestantPQRSTU
Rank by Judge A123456
Rank by Judge B214365
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Step 1 — Compute d=RA−RBd=R_A-R_B and d2d^2 for each contestant.

ContestantRAR_ARBR_Bd=RA−RBd=R_A-R_Bd2d^2
P12−11
Q2111
R34−11
S4311
T56−11
U6511
Total6

Step 2 — Apply Spearman's formula (n=6n=6, no ties).

ρ=1−6∑d2n(n2−1)=1−6(6)6(36−1)=1−36210=1−0.1714=0.8286\rho = 1-\dfrac{6\sum d^2}{n(n^2-1)} = 1-\dfrac{6(6)}{6(36-1)} = 1-\dfrac{36}{210} = 1-0.1714 = 0.8286 …

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