5) A company is to replace its fleet of cars. Eight possible models are considered and the transport manager is asked to rank them, from 1 to 8, in order of preference. A saleswoman is asked to use each type of car for a week and grade them according to their sustainability for the job (A-very suitable to E-unsuitable). The price is also recorded. Saleswoman's grade Model S T U V W X Y Z Transports manager's ranking 5 1 7 2 8 6 4 3 B B+ D- C B+ D C+ A- a) Calculate Spearman's rank correlation coefficient between i) price and transport manager's rankings, ii) price and saleswoman's grades. Price (£10's) 611 811 591 792 520 573 683 716 b) Based upon the results in (a) state, giving a reason, whether it would be necessary to use all three different methods of assessing the cars.

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5) A company is to replace its fleet of cars. Eight possible models are considered and the
transport manager is asked to rank them, from 1 to 8, in order of preference. A saleswoman is
asked to use each type of car for a week and grade them according to their sustainability for the
job (A-very suitable to E-unsuitable). The price is also recorded.
Saleswoman's grade
Model
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Transports
manager's ranking
5
1
7
2
8
6
4
3
B
B+
D-
C
B+
D
C+
A-
a) Calculate Spearman's rank correlation coefficient between
i) price and transport manager's rankings,
ii) price and saleswoman's grades.
Price (£10's)
611
811
591
792
520
573
683
716
b) Based upon the results in (a) state, giving a reason, whether it would be necessary to
use all three different methods of assessing the cars.
Transcribed Image Text:5) A company is to replace its fleet of cars. Eight possible models are considered and the transport manager is asked to rank them, from 1 to 8, in order of preference. A saleswoman is asked to use each type of car for a week and grade them according to their sustainability for the job (A-very suitable to E-unsuitable). The price is also recorded. Saleswoman's grade Model S T U V W X Y Z Transports manager's ranking 5 1 7 2 8 6 4 3 B B+ D- C B+ D C+ A- a) Calculate Spearman's rank correlation coefficient between i) price and transport manager's rankings, ii) price and saleswoman's grades. Price (£10's) 611 811 591 792 520 573 683 716 b) Based upon the results in (a) state, giving a reason, whether it would be necessary to use all three different methods of assessing the cars.
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