Suppose that 6 economists who work for the federal government and 7 university economists were asked to grade the effectiveness of the federal government's stimulus bill in terms of its ability to increase jobs over the next two years. The grades are shown below. Do the two groups differ in terms of their opinion?
a. What nonparametric method is appropriate for analyzing these data?
b. Are the assumptions satisfied for applying this method? Explain.
c. State the null and alternative hypotheses.
d. Perform the test and state your conclusion at α = 0.10.
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