What Is the Parametric Equivalent of the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test

question 18

Multiple Choice

What is the parametric equivalent of the Wilcoxon signed-rank test?

• A)Pearson's r correlation
• B)Independent ANOVA
• C)The paired samples t-test
• D)The independent t-test

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