Sample A 27 2 9 48 6 15 Sample A

Sample B 71 63 18 68 94 8 7
1
Ranks for Sample A 7 1 4 8 2 5 4
Ranks for Sample B 11 9 6 10 12 3 8
2
UA 30 5
UB 6 <--- Final U
Sample B
To check, UA + UB = nAnB 11
UA + U B 36 9
n An B 36 6
10
For larger samples, 12
RA 27 3
RB 51
critical value U = 5
UA 30
UB 6 <--- Final U Since Final U = 6 > critical value U = 5, we fail to reject Ho bec
there is a significant difference between two treatments.

APA guidelines:
The original scores were ranked ordered and a Mann-Whitne
in treatment A and the n 6 participants in treatment B. The results indic
with the sum of the ranks equal to 27 for treatment A and 51 for treatm

z-score -1.921538 With  = .05, the critical value is z = ± 1.96. Our computed z-score, z = -
critical value is z = ± 1.96
 Points Total:
1 1 0 1 1 0 4
1 1 1 1 1 1 6
1 1 1 1 1 0 5
1 1 0 1 1 0 4
1 1 1 1 1 1 6
1 1 1 1 1 0 5

Points Total:
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 1 0 0 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 1 1 0 1 4

U = 5, we fail to reject Ho because the data do not provide enough evidence to conclude that
wo treatments.

d ordered and a Mann-Whitney U-test was used to compare the ranks for the n 6 participants
n treatment B. The results indicate no significant difference between treatments, U =6, p = .05,
reatment A and 51 for treatment B.

6. Our computed z-score, z = - 1.92, is not in the critical region, so the decision is to fail to reject H0.
 Participant Difference Absolute Rank Positives Negatives
A 4 4 1 1 5
B -14 14 5 2 7
C 5 5 2 3
D -20 20 7 6
E -6 6 3 4
F -16 16 6 8
G -8 8 4 3 33
H -24 24 8

T 3 Since test statistic, T = 3 is equal to the critical value = 3, we would reject the
crit value 3 and conclude that there is a significant difference between the two treatments.

APA guidelines:
The eight participants were rank ordered by the magnitude of their differen
was used to evaluate the significance of the difference between treatments. The results
difference, T = 3, p < .05, with the positive ranks totaling 3 and the negative ranks total

For larger data,

μ 18 With critical boundaries of ±1.96, the obtained z-score is close to the boundary, but it is
σ 7.141428429
z score -2.10042013
= 3, we would reject the null hypothesis
two treatments.

gnitude of their difference scores and a Wilcoxon T

treatments. The results showed a significant
the negative ranks totaling 33.

o the boundary, but it is enough to be significant at the 0.05 level.