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Nonparametric Tests
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27 The Wilcoxon rank sum test (Mann-Whitney test) can be used as a test
. for equality of two population medians.
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29 The Wilcoxon rank sum test (Mann-Whitney test) can be used even if
. population variances are unequal.
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30 The Wilcoxon rank sum test (Mann-Whitney test) utilizes the ranks of
. two independent samples.
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32 We sometimes call the Wilcoxon rank sum test the Mann/Whitney test,
. but the two are the same.
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36 The Kruskal-Wallis test is analogous to the one-sample parametric t. test for a mean.
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38 The Kruskal-Wallis test does not require normal populations, but it does
. require them to be of similar shape.
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44 The Friedman test is a nonparametric equivalent to a parametric one. sample t-test comparing a mean with a benchmark.
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47 The Friedman test resembles the Kruskal-Wallis test except that there
. are two grouping factors (rows, columns) instead of one grouping
factor (columns).
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Kruskal-Wallis test
Wilcoxon signed-rank test
Wilcoxon rank sum (Mann-Whitney) test
Wald-Wolfowitz one-sample runs test
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59 Which nonparametric test is analogous to a parametric one-sample t. test for differences in paired data?
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Kruskal-Wallis test
Wilcoxon signed-rank test
Wilcoxon rank sum (Mann-Whitney) test
Wald-Wolfowitz one-sample runs test
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Spearman test
Friedman test
Wilcoxon rank sum (Mann-Whitney) test
Kruskal-Wallis test
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Wald-Wolfowitz test
Wilcoxon signed-rank test
Mann-Whitney test
Kruskal-Wallis test
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73 If there are three or more populations with ordinal data, what is the
. appropriate test to determine whether the distributions are equal?
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C.
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Friedman test
t-test
ANOVA
Kruskal-Wallis test
74 Hoping to reduce the waiting time, a doctor's office tried a new way of
. scheduling its appointments. Populations of waiting times are believed
to be similar except in central tendency. However, waiting times may
not be normally distributed so a nonparametric test was chosen to
compare the waiting times. The Wilcoxon/Mann-Whitney test results
are shown below:
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75 At the Food Barn, children can order from the adult menu (A) or the
. child's menu (C). Below is the pattern of menu orders for 24 children
last Wednesday evening.
A, A, A, A, C, A, A, C, C, C, A, A, A, A, A, A, C, C, C, A, C, C, C, C
Which test would you choose to see if this pattern is random?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Kruskal-Wallis test
Wilcoxon rank sum (Mann-Whitney) test
Wald-Wolfowitz one-sample runs test
Wilcoxon test
76 At the Food Barn, children can order from the adult menu (A) or the
. child's menu (C). Below is the pattern of menu orders for 24 children
last Wednesday evening.
A, A, A, A, C, A, A, C, C, C, A, A, A, A, A, A, C, C, C, A, C, C, C, C
Which statement is most accurate?
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Friedman test
Kruskal-Wallis test
Wilcoxon rank sum (Mann-Whitney) test
Lebesgue-Stieltjes test
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Wilcoxon test
Kruskal-Wallis test
Anderson-Darling test
Friedman test
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Wilcoxon test.
Kruskal-Wallis test.
Levene's test.
Friedman test.
84 You do not wish to assume normality in the population, yet you wish to
. compare central tendency in c samples. You decide to utilize MegaStat,
whose menu is shown here:
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B.
C.
D.
Hypothesis Tests
Nonparametric Tests
Correlation/Regression
Analysis of Variance
85 You do not wish to assume normality in the population, yet you wish to
. compare central tendency in c samples. You decide to utilize MINITAB,
whose menu is shown here:
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B.
C.
D.
ANOVA
Regression
Nonparametrics
EDA
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Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 16-01 Define nonparametric tests and explain when they may be desirable.
Topic: Why Use Nonparametric Tests?
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The one-sample runs test uses binary data (only two possible
values).
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Data may be any sequence of two values (e.g., + or -).
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 16-02 Use the one-sample runs test.
Topic: One-Sample Runs Test
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The one-sample runs test is also called the Wald-Wolfowitz test after
its inventors.
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Wald and Wolfowitz first demonstrated the runs test, so it goes by
either name.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 16-02 Use the one-sample runs test.
Topic: One-Sample Runs Test
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The Wilcoxon signed-rank test is analogous to a parametric twosample t-test of means from independent samples.
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For two medians, we would use the Wilcoxon rank sum test (MannWhitney test).
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 16-03 Use the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
Topic: Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test
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The Wilcoxon signed-rank test is an alternative to the one-sample ttest for paired observations.
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One version of the Wilcoxon signed-rank test utilizes paired data.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 16-03 Use the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
Topic: Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test
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The Wilcoxon rank sum test (Mann-Whitney test) can be used even if
population variances are unequal.
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WMW is a test for identical populations, but it is a test for equal
medians if variances are equal.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 16-04 Use the Wilcoxon rank sum test for two samples.
Topic: Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test
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The Wilcoxon rank sum test (Mann-Whitney test) utilizes the ranks of
two independent samples.
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Raw data in each sample are converted into ranks.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 16-04 Use the Wilcoxon rank sum test for two samples.
Topic: Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test
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The Kruskal-Wallis test is analogous to the one-sample parametric ttest for a mean.
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Kruskal-Wallis compares several populations.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 16-05 Use the Kruskal-Wallis test for c independent samples.
Topic: Kruskal-Wallis Test for Independent Samples
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The Friedman test compares medians when there are two grouping
factors (rows, columns).
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We can think of the Friedman test as comparing medians if
population shape is similar.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 16-06 Use the Friedman test for related samples.
Topic: Friedman Test for Related Samples
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Wilcoxon signed-rank test
Wilcoxon rank sum (Mann-Whitney) test
Wald-Wolfowitz one-sample runs test
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Wilcoxon signed-rank test
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Spearman test
Friedman test
Wilcoxon rank sum (Mann-Whitney) test
Kruskal-Wallis test
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For two independent samples, use the Wilcoxon rank sum test
(Mann-Whitney).
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 16-04 Use the Wilcoxon rank sum test for two samples.
Topic: Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test
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For two independent samples, use the Wilcoxon rank sum test
(Mann-Whitney).
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 16-04 Use the Wilcoxon rank sum test for two samples.
Topic: Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test
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Wald-Wolfowitz test
Wilcoxon signed-rank test
Mann-Whitney test
Kruskal-Wallis test
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If there are three or more populations with ordinal data, what is the
appropriate test to determine whether the distributions are equal?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Friedman test
t-test
ANOVA
Kruskal-Wallis test
74.
Hoping to reduce the waiting time, a doctor's office tried a new way
of scheduling its appointments. Populations of waiting times are
believed to be similar except in central tendency. However, waiting
times may not be normally distributed so a nonparametric test was
chosen to compare the waiting times. The Wilcoxon/Mann-Whitney
test results are shown below:
A.
B.
C.
D.
75.
At the Food Barn, children can order from the adult menu (A) or the
child's menu (C). Below is the pattern of menu orders for 24 children
last Wednesday evening.
A, A, A, A, C, A, A, C, C, C, A, A, A, A, A, A, C, C, C, A, C, C, C, C
Which test would you choose to see if this pattern is random?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Kruskal-Wallis test
Wilcoxon rank sum (Mann-Whitney) test
Wald-Wolfowitz one-sample runs test
Wilcoxon test
Use the runs test for sequences that indicate a nonrandom pattern.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 16-02 Use the one-sample runs test.
Topic: One-Sample Runs Test
76.
At the Food Barn, children can order from the adult menu (A) or the
child's menu (C). Below is the pattern of menu orders for 24 children
last Wednesday evening.
A, A, A, A, C, A, A, C, C, C, A, A, A, A, A, A, C, C, C, A, C, C, C, C
Which statement is most accurate?
77.
A clinic has four doctors. They wish to compare the amount of time
that doctors spend with their patients. It is suspected that times may
not be normally distributed but are otherwise assumed similar
except in center, so a nonparametric test was chosen. The KruskalWallis test results are shown below.
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B.
C.
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The correlation differs from zero at =.05 and .01 (close decision).
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 16-07 Use the Spearman rank correlation test.
Topic: Spearman Rank Correlation Test
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Friedman test
Kruskal-Wallis test
Wilcoxon rank sum (Mann-Whitney) test
Lebesgue-Stieltjes test
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B.
C.
D.
Wilcoxon test
Kruskal-Wallis test
Anderson-Darling test
Friedman test
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B.
C.
D.
Wilcoxon test.
Kruskal-Wallis test.
Levene's test.
Friedman test.
84.
You do not wish to assume normality in the population, yet you wish
to compare central tendency in c samples. You decide to utilize
MegaStat, whose menu is shown here:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hypothesis Tests
Nonparametric Tests
Correlation/Regression
Analysis of Variance
85.
Regression
Nonparametrics
EDA