Which Is a Nonparametric Test for Runs (Autocorrelation) in a Sequence

question 72

Multiple Choice

Which is a nonparametric test for runs (autocorrelation) in a sequence of binary data?

• A)Kruskal-Wallis test
• B)Wilcoxon signed-rank test
• C)Wilcoxon rank sum (Mann-Whitney) test
• D)Wald-Wolfowitz one-sample runs test

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