If We Wish to Test Whether Two Related Populations Have

question 54

Multiple Choice

If we wish to test whether two related populations have equal medians, an appropriate nonparametric test to use is:

• A) the Mann-Whitney U test.
• B) the Kruskal-Wallis test.
• C) the Wilcoxon signed rank test.
• D) the Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed rank test.

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