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The following are ranks obtained by 10 students in Commerce and Accountancy.

Commerce64312798105
Accountancy41675810932

Find the Rank Correlation Co-efficient.

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Computing d=R1−R2d = R_1 - R_2 and Σd2=128\Sigma d^2 = 128, Spearman's formula gives ρ=1−768990≈0.224\rho = 1 - \dfrac{768}{990} \approx 0.224.

Step 1 — Rank differences and their squares.

Commerce (R1R_1)Accountancy (R2R_2)d=R1−R2d = R_1-R_2d2d^2
6424
4139
36-39
17-636
25-39
78-11
910-11
89-11
103749
5239

Σd2=4+9+9+36+9+1+1+1+49+9=128.\Sigma d^2 = 4+9+9+36+9+1+1+1+49+9 = 128.

Step 2 — Apply Spearman's formula (n=10n = 10). …

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