Manuals/calci/WILCOXONSIGNEDRANKTEST

WILCOXONSIGNEDRANKTEST (Observations1,Observations2,ConfidenceLevel,Side,NewTableFlag)


  • is the set of x values.
  • is the set of y values.
  • is the value between 0 and 1.
  • is the side value.
  • is either TRUE or FALSE.

Description

  • This function gives the summary values of Wilcoxon signed rank test.
  • This test is the one of the Non Parametric test.
  • Nonparametric test is also called Distribution Free Test.
  • So Wilcoxon Rank test is not depending on the parameters.
  • This test is designed to test a hypothesis about the median of a population distribution.
  • It often involves the use of matched pairs, for example, before and after data, in which case it tests for a median difference of zero.
  • Also this test does not require the assumption that the population is normally distributed.
  • This test is the alternative of the Student's T-test.
  • Normally this test is the version of the dependent samples t-test that can be performed on the ranked data.
  • i.e., When the requirements for the t-test for two paired samples are not satisfied, the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test for Paired Samples non-parametric test can often be used.
  • It is a more powerful alternative to the sign test, but does assume that the population probability distribution is symmetric.
  • For this test let us consider the n subjects from the population with two observations   and  .
  • The requirements for the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Tests for Paired Samples where  = for all i = 1, ...,n, are as follows:
     1.the   are independent. 
     2.  and   are interval data. 
  • This test containing the following steps:
  • 1.Define Null and Alternative hypothesis:
    • Null hypothesis   = There is no difference between the two observations.
    • Alternative hypothesis   = There is a difference between the two observations.
  • 2.State alpha(Confidence level): alpha value is from 0 to 1.
  • 3.State Decision Rule: Fix the hypothesis value according to the z table.
  • 4.Calculate Test Statistic: 

where T is the smallest rank value and n is the number of observations.

  • 5.State Result: In this step we have to take a decision of null hypothesis either accept or reject depending on the z value.
  • 6.State Conclusion: How far the value of the test before and after the grouping.
  • The Wilcoxon signed Rank test result is contains the following values in the table:Difference of the ach observation, Absolute value of the difference,Rank value,Signed Rank and the test value.

Examples

WILCOXON SIGNED RANK TEST FOR PAIRED SAMPLES

X1 X2
188 186
177 171
176 177
169 168
196 191
172 172
165 177
190 191
165 170
180 171
181 188
172 187
  1. =WILCOXONSIGNEDRANKTEST(A1:A12,B1:B12,0.05,2,TRUE) [For Two Tailed Test]

or

  1. =WILCOXONSIGNEDRANKTEST(A1:A12,B1:B12,0.05,1,TRUE) [For One Tailed Test]
Wilcoxon Test SUMMARY OUTPUT
X1 X2 Abs(Diff) Sign Rank SignedRank
188 186 2 -1 4 -4
177 171 6 -1 7 -7
176 177 1 1 2 2
169 168 1 -1 2 -2
196 191 5 -1 5.5 -5.5
172 172 0 0 0 0
165 177 12 1 10 10
190 191 1 1 2 2
165 170 5 1 5.5 5.5
180 171 9 -1 9 -9
181 188 7 1 8 8
172 187 15 1 11 11
RANKS
N Mean Rank SUM of Ranks
Negative Ranks 5 -5.5 -27.5
Positive Ranks 6 6.416666666666667 38.5
ANALYSIS
Nr 11
W 11
Standard Deviation 22.4944
Mean 33
Z-value 0.489
p-value(Two Tail) 0.6248


WILCOXON SIGNED RANK TEST FOR MEDIAN (SINGLE SAMPLE)

X
-2
-3
8
4
6
-4
-11
-2
-12
-6
  1. MEDIAN = 0


  1. =WILCOXONSIGNEDRANKTEST(A1:A9,0,0.05,2,TRUE) [For Two Tailed Test]

or

  1. =WILCOXONSIGNEDRANKTEST(A1:A9,0,0.05,1,TRUE) [For One Tailed Test]


Wilcoxon Test SUMMARY OUTPUT
X1 X2 Abs(Diff) Sign Rank SignedRank
-2 _ 2 1 1.5 1.5
-3 _ 3 1 3 3
8 _ 8 -1 8 -8
4 _ 4 -1 4.5 -4.5
6 _ 6 -1 6.5 -6.5
-4 _ 4 1 4.5 4.5
-11 _ 11 1 9 9
-2 _ 2 1 1.5 1.5
-12 _ 12 1 10 10
-6 _ 6 1 6.5 6.5
RANKS
N Mean Rank SUM of Ranks
Negative Ranks 3 -6.333333333333333 -19
Positive Ranks 7 5.142857142857143 36
ANALYSIS
Nr 10
W 17
Standard Deviation 19.6214
Mean 27.5
Z-value 0.8664
p-value(Two Tail) 0.3863


WILCOXON SIGNED RANK TEST FOR SMALL SAMPLES

The lower and upper critical values,W, of the Wilcoxon Signed Rank test can be found from the table for samples size less than 10.

For a two-tail test, you reject the null hypothesis, if the computed W test statistic equals or is greater than the upper critical value or is equal to or less than the lower critical value.

For a one-tail test in the lower tail, you reject the null hypothesis if the computed W test statistic is less than or equal to the lower critical value.

For a onetail test in the upper tail, the decision rule is to reject the null hypothesis if the computed W test statistic equals or is greater than the upper critical value

X1 X2
85 75
70 50
40 50
65 40
80 20
75 65
55 40
20 25
  1. =WILCOXONSIGNEDRANKTEST(A1:A9,B1:B9,0.05,2,TRUE) [For Two Tailed Test]

or

  1. =WILCOXONSIGNEDRANKTEST(A1:A9,B1:B9,0.05,1,TRUE) [For One Tailed Test]


Wilcoxon Test SUMMARY OUTPUT
X1 X2 Abs(Diff) Sign Rank SignedRank
85 75 10 -1 3 -3
70 50 20 -1 6 -6
40 50 10 1 3 3
65 40 25 -1 7 -7
80 20 60 -1 8 -8
75 65 10 -1 3 -3
55 40 15 -1 5 -5
20 25 5 1 1 1
RANKS
N Mean Rank SUM of Ranks
Negative Ranks 6 -5.333333333333333 -32
Positive Ranks 2 2 4
ANALYSIS
Nr 8
W-Calculated -28
W-LowerTail 5
W-UpperTail 31
Standard Deviation 14.2829
Mean 18
Z-value -1.9604
p-value(Two Tail) 0.05

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