Edexcel S3 — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS3 (Statistics 3)
TopicHypothesis test of Spearman’s rank correlation coefficien

3. A newly promoted manager is present when an experienced manager interviews six candidates, \(A , B , C , D , E\) and \(F\) for a job. Both managers rank the candidates in order of preference, starting with the best candidate, giving the following lists: $$\begin{array} { l l } \text { Experienced Manager: } & B F A C E D
\text { New Manager: } & F C B D E A \end{array}$$
  1. Calculate Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient for these data.
  2. Stating your hypotheses clearly, test at the \(5 \%\) level of significance whether or not there is evidence of positive correlation.
  3. Comment on whether the new manager needs training in the assessment of candidates at interview.
    (1 mark)