Edexcel S3 2004 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS3 (Statistics 3)
Year2004
SessionJune
TopicHypothesis test of Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient

2. A random sample of 8 students sat examinations in Geography and Statistics. The product moment correlation coefficient between their results was 0.572 and the Spearman rank correlation coefficient was 0.655 .
  1. Test both of these values for positive correlation. Use a \(5 \%\) level of significance.
  2. Comment on your results.