The Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test Is a Nonparametric Alternative to Which

question 105

Multiple Choice

The Wilcoxon rank sum test is a nonparametric alternative to which parametric test?

• A)independent groups t test
• B)correlated groups t test
• C)one-way between-subjects analysis of variance
• D)one-way repeated measures analysis of variance
• E)Pearson correlation

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