Nonparametric Statistical Tests in Business Education Survey Research--The Mann-Whitney U Test.

Adams, David R.

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Publication Date: 1976

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Nonparametric Statistical Tests in Business Education Survey Research--The Mann-Whitney U Test

Adams, David R.

Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 18, 5, 1-10, Oct 76

The Mann-Whitney U Test provides an alternative to the parametric test when applied to the kinds of ordinal data typically generated by semantic differential and Likert-type scales. The application of this test to survey research problems in business education is discussed, and a computer program is given for the use by the business education researcher. (Editor/HD)

Descriptors: Business Education, Computer Programs, Data Analysis, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Statistical Analysis, Surveys, Test Reliability, Tests

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