Chapter 11, Problem 11.10P

Eleven neighborhoods have been rated by an urban sociologist on a “quality-of-life” scale (which includes measures of affluence, availability of medical care, and recreational facilities) and a social cohesion scale. The results are presented here in scores. Higher scores indicate higher quality of life and greater social cohesion. Are the two variables associated? What is the strength and direction of the association? Summarize the relationship in a sentence or two. (HINT: Don forget to square the Value of Spearman’s rho for a PRE interpretation.)

Neighborhood	Quality of Life	Social Cohesion
Beaconsdale	17	8.8
Bretwood	40	3.9
Chesapeake Shores	47	4.0
College Park	90	3.1
Denbigh Plantation	35	7.5
Kingswood	52	3.5
North End	23	6.3
Phoebus	67	1.7
Riverview	65	9.2
Queens Lake	63	3.0
Windsor Forest	100	5.3