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One Sample Sign Test Explained

This document outlines procedures for three non-parametric statistical tests: one sample sign test, Mann Whitney U test, and Wilcoxon matched pairs test. It explains how to calculate test statistics and degrees of freedom for each test. The one sample sign test ranks differences from an expected value and sums positive and negative ranks. The Mann Whitney U test compares medians between two independent groups. The Wilcoxon matched pairs test does the same for paired observations. For all three tests, the null hypothesis of no difference is rejected if the test statistic is less than the critical value.

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One Sample Sign Test Explained

This document outlines procedures for three non-parametric statistical tests: one sample sign test, Mann Whitney U test, and Wilcoxon matched pairs test. It explains how to calculate test statistics and degrees of freedom for each test. The one sample sign test ranks differences from an expected value and sums positive and negative ranks. The Mann Whitney U test compares medians between two independent groups. The Wilcoxon matched pairs test does the same for paired observations. For all three tests, the null hypothesis of no difference is rejected if the test statistic is less than the critical value.

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Testing for diff Step 1:

Calculate the difference between each


One sample​ sign​ test measurement and the expected value E ​(in
Whether sample ​median​ of a measurement this case 3)
from a single population is different from an
expected value (designated as “E”) -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
-1-1-​0000000000000​ 1 1 1 1
Question:
Are my results/observations different from Step 2:
an expected value/known standard? Rank the absolute values of the differences
and give the original (+ / - ) signs after
Null Hypothesis:
H0: the sample median of the population is 1st to 18th place with [1] will all get a rank of
the same with the expected value (“E”) 9.5 (median)
+1 = +9.5
The book explores one sample sign test as -1 = -9.5
derived from the Wilcoxon t statistic: 19th to 26th place with [2] will get a rank of
- Looks into “differences table” 22.5 (median)
+2 = +22.5
This is different from the usual “S” statistic -2 = -22.5

d= difference between each measurement Step 3:


and the expected value E Compute the sum of both positive (T+) and
negative (T-) ranks, based on original signs
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Ex. Test statistic


Students gave a verdict on the merits of a Unlike the usual:
course by answering a question in a survey. H0 is rejected when the smaller T value is
Did the course score significantly lower than lower than or equal to the critical value
3? Example statement:
The observed median satisfaction scores of
Scoring system total student number student (x = 2) was significantly lower than
1 useless 8 the expected value of 3 ( T 25 = 38, p <
2 14 0.0005)
3 reasonable 13
4 4 “25” represents degrees of freedom,
5 excellent 0 computed as n-1 but not including
observations that are same as E

1. Lay out all the numbers


2. Subtract 3 from Each data value.
3. Ignore all zeroes.
Two-sample ​sign​ t-test Paired T-test
-median is taken into consideration
Wilcoxon matched ​paired t​ test
Manh whitney​ u​ test
- 2 independent measurements
compared with one another
H0: the two groups have the same median

Visualization
Boxplot: are good representations of the
median

Ex: Traps to collect beetles were laid out in


two fields: arable crop and permanent
[Link] were changed after a week.
Will the number of beetles differ?

-ends may differ-


No. of beetles in field 1
8 12 15 21 25 44 44 60

Field 2
2 4 5 9 12 17 19
SUMMARY
Step 1: rank them One sample sign test:
*if a number appears twice, you take the dF = N-1-(n samples to E)
median and assign them to the same Mann Whitney U test:
number dF = (smaller n) - 1
Wilcoxon matched pairs test
Step 2: take the sum separately of di ko na dF = N - (n samples with d=0)
alam
Test Statistic < critical value

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