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

question 98

Multiple Choice

Suppose a research uses the Mann-Whitney U 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 sum of the ranks W₂ produced from the urban high school is 88, the U₂ test statistic is _____________

• A)29
• B)45
• C)90
• D)43
• E)20

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