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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