In the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test, the Ranks

question 24

Multiple Choice

In the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, the ranks:

• A) are assigned to paired observation with a difference of zero.
• B) are assigned for each sample.
• C) are assigned the sign (either positive or negative) of the difference between a pair of observations.
• D) are all positive in sign.

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