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1. The critical value is taken from the F-distribution whenever the Wilcoxon signed rank test is
employed.

ANS: F PTS: 1

2. The Wilcoxon signed rank test is a nonparametric test that uses the directions of differences
observed in a matched-pairs sample to determine whether the relative frequency distributions
of two statistical populations are identical to or different from one another.

ANS: F PTS: 1

3. A two-independent sample t-test corresponds to a Wilcoxon signed rank test for paired
samples.

ANS: F PTS: 1

4. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test is a nonparametric test that 1) uses the directions of differences
observed in a matched pairs sample to determine whether the relative frequency distributions
of two statistical populations are identical to or different from one another and 2) determines
whether a sample comes from a population with a specified median.

ANS: F PTS: 1

5. A one-sample t-test is the parametric counterpart of the Wilcoxon signed rank test for matched
pairs.

ANS: F PTS: 1

6. The Wilcoxon signed rank test for matched pairs is the nonparametric counterpart of the
paired two-sample t-test of .

ANS: T PTS: 1

7. The Wilcoxon signed rank test is applied to compare two populations, when the samples are
matched pairs and the data are interval but not normally distributed.

ANS: T PTS: 1

8. The z-test approximation to the Wilcoxon signed rank sum test is used whenever the number
of non-zeros differences is at least 50.

ANS: F PTS: 1

MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following tests employs matched-pairs sampling?

a. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test.

b. The Wilcoxon rank-sum test.
c. The Mann-Whitney test.
d. The Friedman test.
e. The chi-square test.
ANS: A PTS: 1

2. The Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test:

a. makes use of the sign and the magnitude of the rank of the differences between
pairs of measurements
b. is concerned with the analysis of a single population
c. cannot cope with ordinal data
d. makes use of the sign but does not consider the magnitude of the differences
between pairs of measurements.
e. cannot cope with ordinal data and makes use of the sign but does not consider the
magnitude of the differences between pairs of measurements
ANS: A PTS: 1

3. In the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test, if two or more measurements have the same nonzero
difference, signs ignored, then:

a. the scores are eliminated from the analysis

b. the scores are assigned the lowest rank of the tied values
c. the scores are assigned the highest rank of the tied values
d. the average of the ranks of the tied values is assigned
e. none of these
ANS: D PTS: 1

4. The Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test may be more appropriate than the paired-difference t-test if:

a. the population of differences is not normal

b. the population of differences is normal
c. the sample size is small
d. the data values are quantitative
e. the sample size is small and the data values are quantitative
ANS: A PTS: 1

5. A paired sample, two-sample t-test, corresponds to:

a. a Wilcoxon signed rank test for paired samples

b. a Wilcoxon rank sum test
c. a Wilcoxon signed rank test for one sample
d. a Friedman test for randomized block design
e. none of these
 ANS: A PTS: 1

6. The Wilcoxon signed-rank sum test involves:

a. calculating the difference between the sample data for each matched pair. (Pairs
with zero differences are eliminated from the test at this stage, and sample size, n,
is reduced to the remaining number of pairs with nonzero differences)
b. ranking the absolute values of the (nonzero) differences from the smallest (rank= 1
) to the largest (rank = n)
c. attaching to each rank the sign of the original difference corresponding to it,
calculating the sum of these signed ranks, and designating it as the test statistic, T
d. all of these
e. none of these
ANS: D PTS: 1

7. Which of the following tests employs matched-pairs sampling?

a. the Wilcoxon signed-rank test

b. the Wilcoxon rank-sum test
c. the Mann-Whitney test
d. the chi-square test
e. none of these
ANS: A PTS: 1

8. The Wilcoxon signed rank test statistic is approximately normally distributed whenever the
sample sizes are larger than or equal to:

a. 10
b. 20
c. 25
d. 35
e. 45
ANS: C PTS: 1

9. The significance level for a Wilcoxon signed rank sum test is 0.05. The alternative hypothesis
is stated as: The location of population 1 is different from the location of population 2. The
appropriate critical value for a sample of size 20 (that is the number of nonzero differences is
20) is:

a. 37
b. 43
c. 52
d. 60
e. 48
ANS: C PTS: 1
10. The significance level for a Wilcoxon signed rank test is 0.05. The alternative hypothesis is
stated as: The location of population 1 is to the left of the location of population 2. The
appropriate critical value for a sample of size 20 (that is the number of nonzero differences) is:

a. 37
b. 43
c. 52
d. 60
e. 70
ANS: D PTS: 1

11. In a normal approximation to the Wilcoxon signed rank test, the test statistic is calculated as z
= 1.36. For a two-tail test, the p-value is:

a. 0.1738
b. 0.2066
c. 0.0869
d. 0.4131
e. 0.3518
ANS: A PTS: 1

12. The significance level for a Wilcoxon signed rank test is 0.05. The alternative hypothesis is
stated as: The location of population 1 is to the left of the location of population 2. The
appropriate critical value for a sample of size 25 (that is, the number of nonzero differences is
25) is:

a. 68
b. 77
c. 90
d. 101
e. 112
ANS: D PTS: 1

13. 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. The value of the standardized test
statistic z is:

a. 1.689
b. 1.065
c. 1.206
d. 1.400
e. 1.510
ANS: B PTS: 1

14. The nonparametric counterpart of the parametric t-test of for matched pairs is the:

a. Friedman test
 b. Kruskal-Wallis test
c. Wilcoxon signed rank test
d. Wilcoxon rank sum test
e. chi-square test
ANS: C PTS: 1

15. A nonparametric method to compare two populations, when the samples are matched pairs
and the data are interval, and where the normality requirement necessary to perform the
parametric test is unsatisfied, is the:

a. Wilcoxon rank sum test

b. sign test
c. matched pairs t-test
d. Wilcoxon signed rank test
e. matched pairs z-test
ANS: D PTS: 1

16. In a Wilcoxon signed rank test for matched pairs with n = 32, the rank sums of the positive
and negative differences are 367.5 and 160.5, respectively. The value of the standardized test
statistic z is:

a. 3.764
b. 1.882
c. 1.391
d. 1.935
e. 1.986
ANS: D PTS: 1

17. In a Wilcoxon signed rank test, the test statistic is calculated as T = 75. If there are n = 15
observations for which the difference is not zero, and a two-tailed test is performed at the 5%
significance level, then:

a. reject the null hypothesis

b. don't reject the null hypothesis
c. the test results are inconclusive
d. perform a parametric test
e. perform a chi-square test
ANS: B PTS: 1

PROBLEM

1. Two aptitude tests are currently being used to screen applicants for a certain position within a
company. The question arose as to whether the two tests are comparable, i.e., whether they
yield the same results. Six applicants were selected at random to take both tests (in a random
order). The following scores were recorded:
 Use the Wilcoxon signed-rank test to determine whether there is a difference in scores
between the two tests. Use = 0.10.

What is the test statistic?

______________

What is the critical value for the test statistic?

______________

Conclude:

______________

We ______________ conclude there is a difference in the frequency distributions of scores for

the two aptitude tests.

ANS:
10; 2; Fail to reject the null hypothesis; cannot

PTS: 1

2. Suppose you wish to detect a difference in the locations of two population distributions based
on a paired-difference experiment consisting of n = 35 pairs. Use the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank
test. [NOTE: = n(n+ 1) / 2.]

If = 339, what are your conclusions?

Give the test statistic.

T = ______________

Give the rejection region for the test for = 0.05.

 Reject if T ______________.

Conclude: ______________

There is ______________ of a difference between the two distributions.

Conduct the test using the large-sample z-test.

Compute the z-statistic: ______________

Reject if the z-statistic ______________.

Conclude: ______________

There is ______________ of a difference between the two distributions.

Compare your results with the nonparametric test results above.

______________

ANS:
291; 195; Fail to reject the null hypothesis; no evidence; -.393; 1.96; Fail to reject the null
hypothesis; no evidence; The two tests give the same results.

PTS: 1

3. Eight people were asked to perform a simple puzzle-assembly task under normal conditions
and under stressful conditions. During the stressful time, a mild shock was delivered to
subjects 3 minutes after the start of the experiment and every 30 seconds thereafter until the
task was completed. Blood pressure readings were taken under both conditions. The data in
the table are the highest readings during the experiment.
 Do the data present sufficient evidence to indicate higher blood pressure readings under
stressful conditions? Analyze the data using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test for a paired
experiment.

Test statistic:

T = ______________

What is the critical value for the test statistic?

Reject if the test statistic < ______________.

Conclude: ______________

We ______________ conclude that higher blood pressure readings occur during conditions of
stress.

ANS:
3.5; 4; Reject the null hypothesis; can

PTS: 1

4. Given the statistics: T+ = 520, T- = 700, and n = 50 from a matched pairs experiment, perform the
Wilcoxon signed rank test to determine whether we can infer at the 5% significance level that the two
population locations differ.

Test statistic:

z-statistic = ______________

Rejection region:

Reject if |z| > ______________

 Conclusion: ______________

We ______________ infer at the 5% significance level that the two population locations differ.

ANS:
-1.13; 1.96; Fail to reject the null hypothesis; can't

PTS: 1

5. In testing the hypotheses

: The two population locations are the same.

: The two population locations are different.

The statistics T+ = 238, T- = 582, and n = 40 are calculated with data drawn from a matched
pairs experiment.

Test statistic:

z-statistic = ______________

What is the p-value of this test?

______________

Can we infer at the 5% significance level that the population locations differ?

Conclusion: ______________

We ______________infer at the 5% significance level that the population locations differ.

ANS:
-2.31; .0208; Reject the null hypothesis; can

PTS: 1

6. In testing the hypotheses

: The two population locations are the same.

: The location of population A is to the right of the location of population B.
The statistics T+ = 271, T- = 107, and n = 27 are calculated with data drawn from a matched
pairs experiment.

Test statistic:

z-statistic = ______________

p-value = ______________

Conclusion: ______________

We ______________ infer at the 1% significance level that the location of population A is to

the right of the location of population B.

ANS:
1.97; .0244; Fail to reject the null hypothesis; cannot

PTS: 1