The Sign Test Is a Nonparametric Procedure for Testing

question 86

Multiple Choice

The sign test is a nonparametric procedure for testing:

• A) whether two populations have identical means
• B) whether two populations have identical medians
• C) whether two populations have identical probability distributions
• D) the amount of skewness in a single population
• E) none of these

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

The assumption that there is no significant difference or effect, serving as the default position to test against an alternative hypothesis.

Test Statistic

A value calculated from sample data during hypothesis testing. It's used to determine the probability of observing the sample results under the null hypothesis.

Completely Randomized Design

An experimental design in which subjects are randomly assigned to treatments, ensuring that each treatment group is statistically equivalent.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution, minus the number of independent constraints.