Absence Seizures Can Occur So Frequently That They Interrupt Activities

question 28

True/False

Absence seizures can occur so frequently that they interrupt activities of daily living and necessitate medication.

Interpret and calculate the expected value and standard deviation of the Wilcoxon rank sum test statistic under the null hypothesis.

Formulate null and alternative hypotheses for the Wilcoxon test based on the difference in medians.

Recognize the conditions under which to use nonparametric methods.

Understand the relevance of sample size in approximating normal distribution for the rank sum statistic.

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