Exam 18: Nonparametric Methods

If the assumption can be made that the populations all have the same shape, the Kruskal-Wallis test becomes _____.

For the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, ties among absolute differences are assigned the _____.

Which of the following tests would not be an example of nonparametric method?

If a null hypothesis that states that two populations are identical is rejected using a nonparametric test, then it is safe to assume that _____.

For the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, differences of 0 are _____.

A nonparametric version of the parametric analysis of variance test is the _____.

A nonparametric test for the equivalence of two populations would be used instead of a parametric test for the equivalence of the population parameters if _____.

When ranking combined data in a Wilcoxon signed-rank test, the item that receives a rank of 1 is the _____.

Statistical methods that require assumptions about the population are known as _____.

The level of measurement that is a label for the purpose of identifying an item is _____.

The labeling of parts as "defective" or "non-defective" is an example of _____.

A nonparametric test would be used if _____.

Statistical methods that generally require very few, if any, assumptions about the population distribution are known as _____.

The Spearman rank-correlation coefficient for 20 pairs of data when Σd_i² = 50 is _____.

The Spearman rank-correlation coefficient is _____.

The level of measurement that allows for the rank ordering of data items is _____.

A nonparametric method for determining the differences between two populations based on two matched samples where only preference data are required is the _____.

Nonparametric methods that can be used to make inferences about a population without requiring an assumption about the distribution of the population are called _____.