The Total Number of Words Per Page Is Recorded from a Random

question 6

Multiple Choice

The total number of words per page is recorded from a random sample of 17 pages printed using a standard font and from 20 pages using a new font.A Wilcoxon rank-sum test is performed, and the sum of the ranks of the standard font sample (sample 1) is 301 .Using a normal approximation, does the new font appear to increase the median number of words per page? Assume the number of words per page can be modeled as a continuous variable.Select the correct p-value and decision.(Use α = 0.05.)

• A) p = 0.9920, fail to reject H₀
• B) p = 0.0080, reject H₀
• C) p = 0.2514, fail to reject H₀
• D) p = 0.7486, fail to reject H₀

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