Suppose That 6 Economists Who Work for the Federal Government

Multiple Choice

Suppose that 6 economists who work for the federal government and 7 university economists were asked to grade the effectiveness of an economic stimulus bill in terms of its ability to increase jobs over the next two years. The grades are shown in below. Using the appropriate nonparametric method, the calculated value of the test statistic is

A) T = TGovernment = 55.5.
B) T= 30.
C) T = 54.
D) T = TUniversity = 35.5.
E) T = 91.