Which statement is false about the Wilcoxon signed-ranks test?
A)It is used for testing a claim that a population of matched pairs has the property that the matched pairs have differences with a median equal to zero.
B)It is used for testing a claim that a single population of individual values has a median equal to some claimed value.
C)It is used for testing a claim that a single population of individual values has a mean equal to some claimed value.
D)It is a nonparametric test.

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The Wilcoxon signed-ranks test is a nonparametric test used for comparing matched pairs or a single sample against a median value, not for testing claims about means.

Which Statement Is False About the Wilcoxon Signed-Ranks Test