Suppose a Research Uses the Mann-Whitney Test to Determine If

question 42

Multiple Choice

Suppose a research uses the Mann-Whitney test to determine if there is a difference in the volume of text messages sent by a high school student living in a rural area versus an urban area during the month of December.Eight rural high school students and 9 urban high school students were included in the study.If, among all 17, the U statistic is 29, n₁=8 and n₂ = 9, the conclusion at α=0.05 would be __________

• A)reject the hypothesis that the number of text messages sent in December is identical
• B)do not reject the hypothesis that the number of text messages sent in December is identical.
• C)reject the hypothesis that the average number of text messages is identical.
• D)do not reject the hypothesis that the average number of text messages is identical.
• E)accept the hypothesis that the number of text messages sent in December identical.

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