Exhibit 20.8.A sports agent wants to understand the differences in the annual earnings of players in different sports.The below table shows the annual earnings (in million dollars)of 52 athletes.For the Kruskal-Wallis test,the rank sums for each group are at the bottom of the table. Refer to Exhibit 20.8.The p-value for the test is:
A)Greater than 0.10
B)Between 0.05 and 0.10
C)Between 0.01 and 0.05
D)Less than 0.01

Question

Exhibit 20.8.A sports agent wants to understand the differences in the annual earnings of players in different sports.The below table shows the annual earnings (in million dollars)of 52 athletes.For the Kruskal-Wallis test,the rank sums for each group are at the bottom of the table.  Refer to Exhibit 20.8.The p-value for the test is:
A)Greater than 0.10 
B)Between 0.05 and 0.10 
C)Between 0.01 and 0.05 
D)Less than 0.01

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Using the Kruskal-Wallis test, we find a p-value of less than 0.01, indicating that there is strong evidence of a difference in the annual earnings of players in different sports.