You are presented with data from two independent samples. The variable being measured is continuous. The distribution of the population of each sample is right skewed. You wish to test the hypothesis that there is a difference in the median value of the variable for the samples. What type test/method should you use?
A)Mann- Whitney Test
B)Sign Test
C)Paired t- test
D)Data transformation and t- interval

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The Mann-Whitney Test is appropriate for comparing medians between two independent samples, especially when the data is not normally distributed, as is the case with right-skewed distributions.

You Are Presented with Data from Two Independent Samples