When the Mann-Whitney U Test Is Performed, Which of the Following

question 8

Multiple Choice

When the Mann-Whitney U test is performed, which of the following is true?

• A) We assume that the populations are normally distributed.
• B) We are interested in testing whether the medians from two populations are equal.
• C) The data are nominal level.
• D) The samples are independent.

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