The Nonparametric Tests Discussed in Your Text (Wilcoxon Rank Sum

question 65

Multiple Choice

The nonparametric tests discussed in your text (Wilcoxon rank sum test, sign test, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Friedman test) all require that the probability distributions have which of the following properties?

• A) They must be identical except with respect to location.
• B) They must be identical except with respect to spread (variance).
• C) They must be identical except with respect to shape (distribution).
• D) They must be different with respect to location, spread, and shape.

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