A Husband and Wife Ranked 8 Houses That They Visited

Essay

A husband and wife ranked 8 houses that they visited that were for sale.The rankings are shown in the following table.
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Hause } & \text { Husband } & \text { Wife } \\\hline 1 & 3 & 1 \\\hline 2 & 6 & \mathbf { 8 } \\\hline 3 & 4 & 2 \\\hline 4 & 1 & 3 \\\hline 5 & \mathbf { 8 } & 6 \\\hline 6 & 7 & 4 \\\hline 7 & 2 & 5 \\\hline \mathbf { 8 } & 5 & 7 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Calculate and interpret the Spearman coefficient of rank correlation and use the 0.05 level of significance in testing whether its true value could be something other than 0.