Question: There are eight electoral wards in a town. The crime levels in these wards have been ranked by the local police, with the lowest crime area ranked 1, and the level of house prices ranked by a local estate agent, with the lowest price level ranked 1. The results are:

Crime level: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

House price level: 7 6 8 3 5 1 4 2

Find the value of the Spearman correlation coefficient for these figures and assess its meaning.