A researcher wants to know if the time spent in prison for a particular type of crime was the same for men and women. A random sample of men and women were each asked to give the length of sentence received. The
Data, in years, are listed below. What is the appropriate test to test the claim that there is no difference in the
Sentence received by each sex? $$\begin{array} { l | l l l l l l }
\text { Men } & 12 & 24 & 18 & 20 & 21 & 28 \
\hline \text { Women } & 11 & 14 & 11 & 16 & 28 & 14
\end{array}$$ $$\begin{array} { l | l l l l l l }
\text { Men } & 16 & 24 & 14 & 21 & 25 & 26 \
\hline \text { Women } & 36 & 10 & 12 & 15 & 19 & 29
\end{array}$$
A)Wilcoxon rank sum test
B)Wilcoxon signed-rank test
C)Sign test
D)t-test

Question

A researcher wants to know if the time spent in prison for a particular type of crime was the same for men and women. A random sample of men and women were each asked to give the length of sentence received. The
Data, in years, are listed below. What is the appropriate test to test the claim that there is no difference in the
Sentence received by each sex? $$\begin{array} { l | l l l l l l } 
\text { Men } & 12 & 24 & 18 & 20 & 21 & 28 \
\hline \text { Women } & 11 & 14 & 11 & 16 & 28 & 14
\end{array}$$ $$\begin{array} { l | l l l l l l } 
\text { Men } & 16 & 24 & 14 & 21 & 25 & 26 \
\hline \text { Women } & 36 & 10 & 12 & 15 & 19 & 29
\end{array}$$
A)Wilcoxon rank sum test
B)Wilcoxon signed-rank test
C)Sign test
D)t-test

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Wilcoxon rank sum test is appropriate for comparing two independent samples to determine if they come from the same distribution, especially when the data may not be normally distributed.

A Researcher Wants to Know If the Time Spent in Prison