Suppose a Research Uses the Mann-Whitney Test to Determine If

question 51

Multiple Choice

Suppose a research uses the Mann-Whitney test to determine if there is a difference in the volume of text messages sent by a high school student living in a rural area versus an urban area during the month of December.Eight rural high school students and 9 urban high school students were included in the study. If,among all 17,the sum of the ranks W₁ produced from the rural high school students is 72,the U statistic is __________

• A) 29
• B) 45
• C) 90
• D) 36
• E) 43

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