Which of the Following Tests Should Be Used to Compare

question 108

Multiple Choice

Which of the following tests should be used to compare the means of two populations if the samples are independent?

• A)Mann-Whitney test
• B)Wilcoxon test
• C)Runs test
• D)Spearman's test
• E)Kruskal-Wallis test

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