2. Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test: a. When can the Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test be considered a test of...

 

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2. Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test: a. When can the Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test be considered a test of medians or means? b. Without making any assumptions about how the two populations differ, what does the Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test assess? 3. SHORT ANSWER: You randomly select 20 dorm rooms that each house one Biology major and one Psychology major. You ask each student what their typical bedtime is, and you plan to use this sample to test the null hypothesis that students from these majors have the same average bedtime. Would a Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test or a Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test be more appropriate? Explain your answer. 2. Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test: a. When can the Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test be considered a test of medians or means? b. Without making any assumptions about how the two populations differ, what does the Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test assess? 3. SHORT ANSWER: You randomly select 20 dorm rooms that each house one Biology major and one Psychology major. You ask each student what their typical bedtime is, and you plan to use this sample to test the null hypothesis that students from these majors have the same average bedtime. Would a Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test or a Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test be more appropriate? Explain your answer.

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