A school psychologist tests the reading level and math ability of six new children in her school. Reading level is determined using a standard assessment, with higher scores indicating better ability, and math score is the rank on the assessment, with a rank of 1 being the lowest scoring student. The data is below. Compute Spearman’s rho using the ranks determined in 14.29. Match the answers below. Compute Spearman’s rho using the ranks determined in 14.29. Match the answers below.
Reading Score Math Rank
17 4
16 1
17 6
14 2
15 3
18 5
Spearman's rho?
sum of squared differences?
n?
1.B -What is the interpretation of the Spearman's rho found in EOC 14.30?
A) It indicates that there is a strong negative relationship between reading level and math scores for these students.
B) It indicates that there is a weak positive relationship between reading level and math scores for these students.
C) It indicates that there is a weak negative relationship between reading level and math scores for these students.
D) t indicates that there is a strong positive relationship between reading level and math scores for these students.