When Ranking Combined Data in a Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test

question 49

Multiple Choice

When ranking combined data in a Wilcoxon signed rank test, the data that receives a rank of 1 is the

• A)lowest value
• B)highest value
• C)middle value
• D)average of the highest and the lowest of values

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