The Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test Is the Nonparametric Counterpart of the

question 89

Multiple Choice

The Wilcoxon rank sum test is the nonparametric counterpart of the

• A) large-sample test about a single population mean.
• B) two independent samples t test.
• C) F test.
• D) paired-difference t test.
• E) F test for equality of population variances.

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