SHY (NYSEARCA: SHY)is a 1−3 Year Treasury Bond Fund That

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SHY (NYSEARCA: SHY) is a 1−3 year Treasury bond fund that is considered to be a market-neutral position.Using the S&P 500 as a benchmark and five years of monthly log-return data,the rank correlation coefficient of SHY with the S&P 500 is found to be r_s = -0.284.Because the sample size is greater than 10 and r_s can be assumed to follow a normal distribution,the value of the test statistic is ________.

A) -2.20
B) -2.18
C) 2.18
D) 2.20