The following set of fictional data represent the finishing place for runners of a 5-kilometer race and the number of hours they trained per week.
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a. Calculate the Spearman correlation for this set of data.
b. Make a decision regarding the null hypothesis. Is there a significant correlation between a runner's finishing place and the amount the runner trained?