A Researcher Needs to Conduct a Suitable Nonparametric Test to Compare

question 29

Multiple Choice

A researcher needs to conduct a suitable nonparametric test to compare two dependent variables. Which of the following should he use?

• A) t-test
• B) Wilcoxon rank sum test
• C) Wilcoxon signed-rank test
• D) Kruskal-Wallis test

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