In a Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test, When Two or More

question 46

Multiple Choice

In a Wilcoxon rank sum test, when two or more observations are equal, we assign to each tied observation a rank equal to the ________ of the consecutive ranks.

• A) average
• B) median
• C) sum
• D) difference

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