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Question 171

Dr. Vance's investigation on daily caffeine intake and self-reported anxiety scores among 10 university students yielded the data shown in Table 1.

Complete Table 2 and calculate Spearman's rank correlation coefficient (rsr_srs​) between daily caffeine intake and anxiety score.

Table 1: Raw scores for daily caffeine intake and anxiety test

StudentDaily caffeine intake (mg)Anxiety score
A10012
B15014
C15015
D20016
E25018
F30020
G35025
H40025
I20018
J30022

Table 2: Step-by-step ranking and calculation

Daily caffeine intake (mg)Rank 1Anxiety scoreRank 2dddd2d^2d2
1001121
1502.5142
1502.5153
2004.5164
2506185.5
3007.5207
3509259.5
40010259.5
2004.5185.5
3007.5228
Total:
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