A Researcher Finds That the Number of Positive Ranks Is

question 6

Multiple Choice

A researcher finds that the number of positive ranks is 13 and the number of negative ranks is 4 using a sample of 17 participants.Based on these data,what is the decision for a related-samples sign test at a .05 level of significance?

• A) retain the null hypothesis
• B) reject the null hypothesis
• C) there is not enough information to answer this question

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