A Mann-Whitney U Test Was Performed to Determine If There

question 97

Multiple Choice

A Mann-Whitney U test was performed to determine if there were differences in the cost of tuition at a Texas state university versus an Oklahoma state university.The total cost,including room,board,and books for 24 freshman attending a Texas university were computed and compared to the total cost for 20 Oklahoma state university students.The U statistic was calculated to be 38.78 based on the sample sizes of 24 and 20.What is the z value for this test?

• A) 0.133
• B) -4.74
• C) 240
• D) 42.43
• E) 8.75

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