For Questions Below, Use the Following: a Researcher Sets Up

question 63

Short Answer

For questions below, use the following: A researcher sets up a three-group, between-subjects design with random assignment of all subjects. Because the interval measures on the dependent variable are badly skewed, the measures are rank-ordered. The data follow: $$\begin{array} { c c c } \text { Group 1 } & \text { Group 2 } & \text { Group 3 } \\1 & 3 & 5 \\2 & 4 & 9 \\6 & 8 & 13 \\7 & 12 & 16 \\10 & 14 & 17 \\11 & 15 & 18\end{array}$$
-Which statistical test should be used?

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