The Coefficient or rank correlation of the marks obtained by 10 students in two particular subjects was found to be 0.5. It was later discovered that the difference in ranks in two subjects obtained by one of the students was wrongly taken as 3 instead of 7. What should be the correct value of coefficient of rank correlation,

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The Coefficient or rank correlation of the marks obtained by 10 students in two
particular subjects was found to be 0.5. It was later discovered that the difference in ranks in two subjects
obtained by one of the students was wrongly taken as 3 instead of 7. What should be the correct value of
coefficient of rank correlation,
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