Practice mode Statistical Inference

When is the Mann-Whitney U test preferred to a t-test?

Correct answer A. The assumption of normality is not met

Explanation

The Mann-Whitney U test is non-parametric and compares two independent samples without assuming normality, so it is used when that assumption fails.

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