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analysis/measurement > test > mann-whitney test

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mann-whitney test  

Definition(s)

  • In statistics, the Mann–Whitney U test (also called the Mann–Whitney–Wilcoxon (MWW), Wilcoxon rank-sum test, or Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney test) is a nonparametric test of the null hypothesis that, for randomly selected values X and Y from two populations, the probability of X being greater than Y is equal to the probability of Y being greater than X.

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Synonym(s)

  • Mann–Whitney–Wilcoxon
  • Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney test
  • Wilcoxon rank-sum test

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