mann whitney u

Question 1

level of data and experimental design

Answer 1

ordinal data and independent measure design

Question 2

step 1 of mann whitney u

Answer 2

rank BOTH of the participants scores(should be multiple groups) together, by ranking them in order from lowest to highest. make sure to know which group is in which group by using a highlighter

Question 3

step 2 of mann whitney u

Answer 3

calculate the ranks from each group separately now. this would be r1 and r2

Question 4

step 3 of mann whitney u

Answer 4

calculate with the particpants number. this would be u1= total of R1 - n1(n1+1) divide by 2. this will be given in the exam. repeat for u2.

Question 5

step 4 of mann whitney u

Answer 5

find the lowest U score. this would be your calculated value

Question 6

step 5 of mann whitney u

Answer 6

go onto critical value table and find the significance

Question 7

the calculated value needs to be _________ than the critical value

Answer 7

equal to or lower to