The Journal of Business Venturing reported on the activities of entrepreneurs during the organisation creation process.As part of a designed study,a total of 71 entrepreneurs were interviewed and divided into 3 groups: those that were successful in founding a new firm (n₁= 34),those still actively trying to establish a firm (n₂= 21),and those who tried to start a new firm but eventually gave up (n₃= 16).The total number of activities undertaken (e.g. ,developed a business plan,sought funding,looked for facilities)by each group over a specified time period during organisation creation was measured.The objective is to compare the mean number of activities of the 3 groups of entrepreneurs.Because of concerns over necessary assumption of the parametric analysis,it was decided to use a nonparametric analysis.Identify the nonparametric method that would be used to analyse the data. A)Kruskal-Wallis Rank Test for Differences in Medians. B)Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. C)Wilcoxon Rank Sums Test. D)One-way ANOVA F test.

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The Kruskal-Wallis Rank Test for Differences in Medians is a nonparametric method used to compare the medians of three or more groups. It is appropriate in this case as the data is not assumed to be normally distributed, and the objective is to compare the mean number of activities of the three groups of entrepreneurs. Therefore, option A is the best choice. Options B, C, and D are not appropriate as they are either used for paired data, two groups, or for normally distributed data.

The Journal of Business Venturing Reported on the Activities of Entrepreneurs