The Final Exam Scores of 10 Randomly Selected Statistics Students $\text { Use } \alpha = 0.01$

Essay

The final exam scores of 10 randomly selected statistics students and the number of hours they studied for the exam are given below. Calculate Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. Can you conclude that there is a correlation between the scores on the test and the times spent studying? $\text { Use } \alpha = 0.01$ $$\begin{array} { l | c c c c c c c c c c } \text { Hours } & 6 & 8 & 5 & 11 & 5 & 7 & 7 & 8 & 9 & 6 \\\hline \text { Scores } & 68 & 83 & 63 & 91 & 69 & 81 & 88 & 93 & 93 & 74\end{array}$$