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Nonparametric Hypothesis Testing Guide

The document outlines nonparametric tests for hypothesis testing on population means, specifically the Sign Test and Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon (MWW) test. It details the steps for conducting these tests, calculating test statistics, and determining p-values using standard normal and chi-square tables. Additionally, it discusses the rejection areas and critical values for decision-making in hypothesis testing.

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Nonparametric Hypothesis Testing Guide

The document outlines nonparametric tests for hypothesis testing on population means, specifically the Sign Test and Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon (MWW) test. It details the steps for conducting these tests, calculating test statistics, and determining p-values using standard normal and chi-square tables. Additionally, it discusses the rejection areas and critical values for decision-making in hypothesis testing.

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nonparametric test for hypothesis on population mean SIGNTEST

plussign observation greater than hypothesized value


minus sign observation less than hypothesized value
µ mean nxp
standard deviation hp x 0.5
z score e mean standard deviation

get continuity corrected lower tail test x o s or upper tail test so o s


test statistic total number of pins signs
p value found in standardnormaltable
times by 2 as two sided test

rejection area pvalue probability


gff Egg
nonparametric test for differences between 2populations on an independent sample MWW

Inca
steps

1 pool data from smallest to largest


2 assign ranks average if amount the same
3 return to samples
4 use sum of ranks as test statistic W
each sample has own sum

MW mean 0.5 n x n t natl


on standard deviation d o s n he ni the 1
z score e mean standard deviation

get continuity corrected lower tail w belowmw x o s or upper tail w abovemw so os


est statistic total number of pinssigns
p value found in standardnormaltable
times by2 as two sided test
rejection area p value alpha
approximately normally distributed when samples size 7

nonparametric test for difference between more than 2 populations

Inca
steps

1 pool data from smallest to largest


2 assign ranks average if amount the same
3 return to samples

E c in S in sent
sumofranks

p value test statistic put into chi table to get p value range
cal fame
found on chi square table
row is df column is level of significance

rejection area test statistic critical value


p value alpha

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