Which of the following statements about nonparametric procedures is false?
A)Nonparametric procedures do not assume that samples come from population distributions.
B)Nonparametric procedures do not assume a normal distribution.
C)Nonparametric procedures do not assume homogeneous variance.
D)The data used with nonparametric procedures may be nominal or ordinal.

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Nonparametric procedures do assume that samples come from population distributions, but they do not make specific assumptions about the type of distribution (e.g., normal distribution). They are used when we cannot assume that the data follow a particular distribution, which is contrary to what option A suggests.

Which of the Following Statements About Nonparametric Procedures Is False