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The federal government instituted a training program to help participants increase their monthly income. The Department’s inspector general wished to evaluate the program’s success or failure.
Monthly income before the training program |
Monthly income after the training program |
1363 |
1373 |
1482 |
1492 |
1579 |
1589 |
1643 |
1653 |
1752 |
1762 |
1848 |
1858 |
1927 |
1907 |
2055 |
2035 |
2143 |
2053 |
2237 |
2247 |
1752 |
1782 |
1752 |
1762 |
1643 |
1653 |
1848 |
1858 |
1752 |
1762 |
Why a Wilcoxon-Ranks test is better for this data set.
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