150 Using Pearson’s coefficient of correlation to indicate if there is any relationship between number of pages and price of the book.

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(a) A random sample of books produced by a particular publisher was selected. The price and numbers of pages were recorded for each book:

Price (RM) 4.80 3.20 3.50 5.60 2.00 4.00 2.50
Number of pages 360 120 230 180 220 300 150


Using Pearson’s coefficient of correlation to indicate if there is any relationship between
number of pages and price of the book.

b) Twelve pairs of fashion shoes were ranked in order of merit for marketability by two different marketing managers. The following table was obtained as a result: 

Pairs of shoes 

Manager A B C D E F G H I J K L
I 9 5 1 6 10 2 11 7 8 3 12 4
II 7 4 1 5 9 3 10 8 6 2 12 11

Calculate the Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient.

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