In the calculation of the rank correlation coefficient $$(\rho)$$ of 9 pairs of observations $$(x_i, y_i)$$, it is found that the sumof the squares of the deviations of the corresponding ranks is 144. Then $$\rho =$$

A

$$\frac{1}{5}$$

B

$$-\frac{1}{5}$$

C

$$-\frac{5}{6}$$

D

$$\frac{5}{6}$$