The Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test:
A) makes use of the sign and the magnitude of the rank of the differences between pairs of measurements
B) is concerned with the analysis of a single population
C) cannot cope with ordinal data
D) makes use of the sign but does not consider the magnitude of the differences between pairs of measurements.
E) cannot cope with ordinal data and makes use of the sign but does not consider the magnitude of the differences between pairs of measurements

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The Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test makes use of the sign and the magnitude of the rank of the differences between pairs of measurements. This test is used to compare paired samples, where the data is not normally distributed. It is appropriate for both continuous and ordinal data types.

The Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test