Two restaurant reviewers wish to see if they have similar opinions regarding restaurants. They independently rank-order eight restaurants from 1 (best) to 8 (worst). Calculating a Spearman rank-order correlation, they find the following result: r(6) = .47, p .05. Based on the result of this analysis, which of the following conclusions would be drawn?
A) The two reviewers have significantly similar opinions of restaurants.
B) The two reviewers have significantly different opinions of restaurants.
C) There is no relationship between the two reviewers' opinions of restaurants.
D) The two reviewers have opposite opinions of restaurants.

Question

Two restaurant reviewers wish to see if they have similar opinions regarding restaurants. They independently rank-order eight restaurants from 1 (best) to 8 (worst). Calculating a Spearman rank-order correlation, they find the following result: r(6) = .47, p > .05. Based on the result of this analysis, which of the following conclusions would be drawn?
A) The two reviewers have significantly similar opinions of restaurants.
B) The two reviewers have significantly different opinions of restaurants.
C) There is no relationship between the two reviewers' opinions of restaurants.
D) The two reviewers have opposite opinions of restaurants.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Spearman rank-order correlation coefficient (r) is .47, which indicates a moderate positive correlation between the two reviewers' rankings. However, the p-value (p > .05) suggests that this correlation could have occurred by chance. Therefore, we cannot conclude that the two reviewers have significantly similar or different opinions of restaurants. Instead, we must accept the null hypothesis that there is no significant relationship between their rankings.

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