Nonparametric Statistical Tests Are Used When

question 68

Multiple Choice

Nonparametric statistical tests are used when:

• A) the sample sizes are small.
• B) we are unwilling to make the assumptions of parametric tests.
• C) the standard normal distribution cannot be computed.
• D) the population parameters are unknown.

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