The Wilcoxon Rank- Sum Test Requires the Data Be at Least

question 195

True/False

The Wilcoxon rank- sum test requires the data be at least at the ordinal level of measurement and that the shapes of the distributions for the two populations are similar.

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Definitions:

Operant Behavior

Behavior that is controlled or modified by its consequences, including rewards and punishments.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus, triggers a conditioned response.