Consider the Situation in Which a Study Was Recently Conducted

question 46

Multiple Choice

Consider the situation in which a study was recently conducted to determine whether the median price of houses is the same in Seattle and Phoenix.The following data were collected. Given these data,if a Mann-Whitney U test is to be used,the U statistic for Seattle is:

• A)45.
• B)35.
• C)22.
• D)14.

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Definitions:

Norm-Referenced Tests

Norm-referenced tests are assessments designed to compare the performance of a test-taker to a group of peers, highlighting where an individual stands in relation to others.

Relative Position

Refers to the location or ranking of a value in relation to other values within a data set.

Interquartile Range

A measure of statistical dispersion, representing the difference between the 25th (lower quartile) and 75th (upper quartile) percentiles of the data.

Percentile Rank

A score indicating the percentage of scores in a distribution that a particular score is equal to or higher than.