Understandable Statistics: Concepts And Methods
Understandable Statistics: Concepts And Methods
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ISBN: 9781337517508
Author: Charles Henry Brase, Corrinne Pellillo Brase
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 11.3, Problem 8P

(i)

To determine

Construct the ranks for a Spearman rank correlation test.

(i)

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Explanation of Solution

Calculation:

Let variable x denotes the abuse, and y denotes the runaways.

Procedure for assigned rank to data values:

  • First combine both the samples.
  • Arrange the data values in ascending order.
  • Rank each of the data value in sequential order.

The rank for each of tied data is computed as,

  • First assign the sequential position ranks for all the values that are same.
  • Take the mean of all the position ranks that are assigned for same data values.
  • Assign the mean rank as the rank position for all the tied data.
  • The assigned mean rank is used in calculating the test statistic.

The ranks are,

Cityxyx ranky rank
14938277
27451043
38758132
4101631514
5262101211.5
611979111
7352751010
8131531415
98949124
104535188
115340266
12222091313
136541055
143831299
15292101111.5

(ii)

To determine

(a)

Find the level of significance.

State the null and alternative hypothesis.

(b)

Find the value of the sample test statistic.

(c)

Find the P-value of the sample test statistic.

(d)

Mention the conclusion of the test.

(e)

Interpret the conclusion in the context of the application.

(ii)

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(a)

The level of significance is 0.01.

(b)

The value of the sample test statistic is 0.985.

(c)

The P-value is P-value<0.001.

(d)

The null hypothesis is rejected.

Explanation of Solution

Calculation:

(a)

From the given information the value of α is 0.01, and to test the claim that there is a monotone-increasing relationship between the ranks of incidents of abuse and number of runaway children.

Hence, the level of significance is 0.01.

Let ρs denotes the Spearman rank correlation coefficient.

The null and alternative hypothesis is,

Null hypothesis:

H0:ρs=0

That is, the relation between rank in abuse and rank in runaways is no monotone.

Alternative hypothesis:

H1:ρs>0

That is, the relation between rank in abuse and rank in runaways is monotone-increasing.

(b)

Test statistic:

The Spearman rank correlation coefficient is,

rs=16d2n(n21)

In the formula d is the difference between x and y, and n is the sample size.

The ranks are,

Cityx ranky rankd=xyd2
17700
24311
33211
4151411
51211.50.50.25
61100
7101000
81415–11
924–24
108800
116600
12131300
135500
149900
151111.5–0.50.25
    d2=8.5

Test statistic:

Substitute d2 as 8.5, and n as 15 in the test statistic formula

rs=16(8.5)15(1521)=1513,360=10.015=0.985

Hence, the value of the sample test statistic is 0.985.

(c)

The sample size is 15, and the test is one tailed.

Use the Tables 9: Critical Values for Spearman Rank Correlation:

  • Locate the value 15 in column n.
  • Locate the value 0.985 in corresponding row for the value 15.
  • The value 0.985 is less than 0.750 in the table.
  • The one tailed area corresponding to 0.750 is less than 0.001.

The P value is P<0.001.

Hence, the P-value is P-value<0.001.

(d)

Rejection rule:

  • If the P-value is less than or equal to α, then reject the null hypothesis and the test is statistically significant. That is, P-valueα.

Conclusion:

The P-value is P<0.001 and the level of significance is 0.01.

The P-value is less than the level of significance.

That is, (<0.001)(=P-value)<0.01(=α).

By the rejection rule, the null hypothesis is rejected.

Hence, the data is statistically significant at level 0.01.

(e)

From part (d), the null hypothesis is rejected. This shows that, there is sufficient evidence that the relation between rank in abuse and rank in runaways is monotone-increasing at level of significance 0.01.

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