Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Correlation

Question:

There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the options given below.

Assertion:  Spearman’s correlation coefficient is not affected by extreme values.
Reasoning: Spearman’s rank correlation was developed by the French psychologist C.E. Spearman. 

Options:

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.

Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Correct Answer:

Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3: Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.

Assertion:  Spearman’s correlation coefficient is not affected by extreme values. This is correct. Thus if the data contains some extreme values, Spearman’s correlation coefficient can be very useful.
Reasoning: Spearman’s rank correlation was developed by the French psychologist C.E. Spearman. This is incorrect. C.E. Spearman was a British psychologist and not French.