Which Test Involves Ranking the Difference Scores Rather Than the Scores

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which test involves ranking the difference scores rather than the scores themselves?

• A) Mann-Whitney test
• B) Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-ranks test
• C) Spearman correlation test
• D) Kruskal-Wallis test

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