The Wilcoxon Test Was Used on 18 Pairs of Data

question 101

Multiple Choice

The Wilcoxon test was used on 18 pairs of data.The total of the ranks (T) were computed to be 111 (for + ranks) and 60 (for - ranks) .The z value for this test is ____.

• A)-1.11
• B)-0.05
• C)-0.07
• D)0.033
• E)2.22

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