Language and Linguistics

Spearman Rank Order Correlation The sixth grade creative writing contest was scored by two different teachers without the use of a scoring rubric. Of a possible 45 points, the work of the nine writers was awarded in the following manner.                          Score A                                                            Score B              Adams, Larry             28                                  Adams, Larry             41              Burns, Kate                 35                                  Burns, Kate                 26              Conners, Chuck         31                                  Conners, Chuck         34              Due, Donna                 36                                  Due, Donna                 38              Edwards, Ed               26                                  Edwards, Ed               28              Hall, Mary                   25                                  Hall, Mary                   30