A Wilcoxon rank sum test for comparing two independent samples involves two samples of sizes 6 and 10. The alternative hypothesis is that the location of population 1 is different from the location of population 2. Using a 0.05 significance level, the appropriate critical value is 32.

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The Wilcoxon rank sum test uses critical values from a table depending on the sample sizes and level of significance. In this case, with sample sizes of 6 and 10 and a significance level of 0.05, the appropriate critical value from the table is 32. Therefore, the statement is true.

A Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test for Comparing Two Independent Samples