If one wishes to compare medians across groups,then a parametric test should be pursued.

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If one wishes to compare medians across groups, a non-parametric test such as the Mann-Whitney U test or Kruskal-Wallis test should be used instead of a parametric test like a t-test or ANOVA. This is because medians are a measure of central tendency that are not normally distributed, and parametric tests assume that data is normally distributed.

If One Wishes to Compare Medians Across Groups,then a Parametric