
Calculate the coefficient of correlation for the ages of husbands and wives(up to three decimals):
Age of husband
Age of wife


Important Questions on Correlation Analysis
Prove that though covariance is independent of the choice of origin it depends upon the scale. If show that .



The coefficient of correlation between two variables and is . Their covariance is . The variance of is . Find the standard deviation of series.


Coefficient of correlation between and for observations is , mean of is and that of , . of is and that of is Later it was discovered that one pair of values was inaccurate and hence weeded out. Calculate the correlation between remaining pairs of values.

The ranking of the individuals at the start and on the finish of a course of training are as follows:
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Rank after |
Calculate spearman's coefficient of correlation(three digits after decimal place).

Find the spearman's rank correlation(three digits after decimal place) between marks in mathematics and statistics obtained by students:
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Marks in statistics |
