In a Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test for Matched Pairs with N

question 112

Multiple Choice

In a Wilcoxon signed-rank test for matched pairs with n = 35, the rank sums of the positive and negative differences are 380 and 225, respectively. What, then, is the value of the standardized test statistic z?

• A) 1.065
• B) 1.206
• C) 1.400
• D) 1.689

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