In a Normal Approximation to the Sign Test, the Standardized

question 139

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In a normal approximation to the sign test, the standardized test statistic is calculated as z = 2.17. If the alternative hypothesis states that the location of population 1 is to the right of the location of population 2, then the p-value of the test is 0.015.

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