Worked Examples · Example 4
Q.
The ranks given by two examiners, A and B, to 6 candidates in an interview are shown below. Find Spearman's rank correlation coefficient between the two examiners' rankings.
| Candidate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank by Examiner A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Rank by Examiner B | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Both examiners' ranks are already given directly (1 to 6, no ties), so Spearman's formula can be applied immediately.
Step 1 — Find for each candidate.
| Candidate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 1 |
| 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 6 |
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Step 2 — Apply the formula, with .
Step 3 — Simplify. , so . …
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