A researcher wants to know if the time spent in prison for a particular type of crime was the same for men and women. A random sample of men and women were each asked to give the length of sentence received. The​ data, in​ years, are listed to the right. Use the Wilcoxon rank sum test to find​ R, the sum of the ranks for the smaller​ sample, to test the claim that there is no difference in the sentence received by each gender. Men   10   22   16   18   19   26 Women   9   12   9   14   26   12   Men   14   22   12   19   23   24 Women   34   8   10   13   17   27         A. 125.5   B. 115.5   C. 173.5   D. 155.5

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A researcher wants to know if the time spent in prison for a particular type of crime was the same for men and women. A random sample of men and women were each asked to give the length of sentence received. The​ data, in​ years, are listed to the right. Use the Wilcoxon rank sum test to find​ R, the sum of the ranks for the smaller​ sample, to test the claim that there is no difference in the sentence received by each gender.


Men

  10

  22

  16

  18

  19

  26

Women

  9

  12

  9

  14

  26

  12

 

Men

  14

  22

  12

  19

  23

  24

Women

  34

  8

  10

  13

  17

  27

 

 

 

 

A.

125.5

 

B.

115.5

 

C.

173.5

 

D.

155.5

 

 

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