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Wilcoxon

Wilcoxon

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A test used in statistics to compare two groups of numbers
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : prueba de Wilcoxon
  • Two statistical tools employed in this study are correlation analysis and the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test.
  • Wilcoxon test
  • Wilcoxon rank
  • Wilcoxon signed

Examples

  • Statistical analysis was based on the Wilcoxon Rank Sum one-tailed statistic for matched pairs.

    Academic text (2000)

  • When the distribution was not normal, median values were compared by the Wilcoxon rank sum test.

    Academic text (1995)

  • For statistical analysis, we used the nonparametric Wilcoxon test for dependent data because the distribution of data was not normal.

    Academic text (2008)

  • First, a Friedman test and, subsequently, a post hoc Wilcoxon test were applied.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Two-by-two comparisons were then carried out using the Wilcoxon test for paired groups.

    Academic text (2009)

  • We compared median miner age using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test.

    Academic text (2012)

  • We compared median metronidazole MLCs by geographic site using the Wilcoxon rank sum test.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Table 3 also shows the levels for which the post hoc Wilcoxon test is significant (after correction for Bonferroni).

    Academic text (2012)

  • Differences in hematological parameter levels and VOC concentrations were detected with the Wilcoxon rank sum test.

    Academic text (2006)

  • In our research paper, we applied the Wilcoxon rank sum test to analyze the differences between the two groups.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Wilcoxon names a statistical test because the test was created by Frank Wilcoxon. So the Wilcoxon test is the method named after that person and is used to compare two groups when data are not 'normal'.