As the HIM member of your research team, you are preparing for a clinical trial study involving human subjects. The research would track two possible mutually exclusive outcomes, such as survive/did not survive, yes/no, or success/failure.

State the null and alternate hypothesis for the Spearman for this research. In addition, what specific references would you bring to the research team regarding HIM? Please provide a specific HIM source and/or Internet sites recommended for the discussion.