Which of the Following Correctly Describes the Sign Test

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following correctly describes the sign test?

• A) It often uses the directions of differences observed in matched-pairs sample to determine whether the relative frequency distributions of two statistical populations are identical to or different from one another.
• B) It is often used to determine whether a sample comes from a population with a specified median.
• C) It is often used to determine whether a sample comes from a population with a specified mean.
• D) Both it often uses the directions of differences observed in matched-pairs sample to determine whether the relative frequency distributions of two statistical populations are identical to or different from one another and it is often used to determine whether a sample comes from a population with a specified median.
• E) Neither it often uses the directions of differences observed in matched-pairs sample to determine whether the relative frequency distributions of two statistical populations are identical to or different from one another nor it is often used to determine whether a sample comes from a population with a specified median.

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