The Nonparametric Tests Discussed in Your Book (Wilcoxon Rank Sum

question 131

Multiple Choice

The nonparametric tests discussed in your book (Wilcoxon rank sum test, sign test, Wilcoxon signed rank test, Kruskal-Wallis test and Friedman test) all require that the probability distributions be:

• A) identical except with respect to location
• B) identical except with respect to spread (variance)
• C) identical except with respect to shape (distribution)
• D) different with respect to location, spread, and shape
• E) different with respect to location

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