The Journal of Business Venturing reported on the activities of entrepreneurs during the organisation creation process.As part of a designed study,a total of 71 entrepreneurs were interviewed and divided into three groups: those that were successful in founding a new firm (n₁= 34),those still actively trying to establish a firm (n₂= 21),and those who tried to start a new firm but eventually gave up (n₃= 16).The total number of activities undertaken (e.g.,developed a business plan,sought funding,looked for facilities)by each group over a specified time period during organisation creation was measured.The objective is to compare the mean number of activities of the three groups of entrepreneurs.Because of concerns over necessary assumption of the parametric analysis,it was decided to use a nonparametric analysis.Identify the nonparametric method that would be used to analyse the data. A) Kruskal-Wallis rank test for differences in medians B) Wilcoxon signed rank test C) Wilcoxon rank sum test D) One-way ANOVA F test

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The Kruskal-Wallis rank test is a nonparametric method used for comparing the median ranks of three or more independent groups. Since the objective of the study is to compare the mean number of activities of the three groups of entrepreneurs, the Kruskal-Wallis test is the most appropriate nonparametric method for this analysis. The other options (Wilcoxon signed rank test, Wilcoxon rank sum test, and One-way ANOVA F test) are all nonparametric tests as well, but they are not appropriate for comparing the means of three independent groups.

The Journal of Business Venturing Reported on the Activities of Entrepreneurs