For Large Samples When the Underlying Population Is Quite Nonnormal

question 42

Short Answer

For large samples when the underlying population is quite nonnormal (symmetric but with heavy tails), the Wilcoxon signed-rank interval will tend to be much __________ than the t interval.

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