A private university is trying to determine if there is pay equity among the male and female faculty.A simple random sample of six faculty members was selected from each gender group and the salary was recorded.The data (in thousands)are shown below. Based on the Wilcoxon rank sum test,is there evidence that the male faculty make more money than the female faculty?
A)Yes,because the sum of the ranks is higher than the mean of the male faculty
B)No,because the sum of the ranks is lower than the mean of the male faculty
C)Yes,because the sum of the ranks is lower than the mean of the male faculty
D)None of the reasons given are appropriate.

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A private university is trying to determine if there is pay equity among the male and female faculty.A simple random sample of six faculty members was selected from each gender group and the salary was recorded.The data (in thousands)are shown below.  Based on the Wilcoxon rank sum test,is there evidence that the male faculty make more money than the female faculty?
A)Yes,because the sum of the ranks is higher than the mean of the male faculty 
B)No,because the sum of the ranks is lower than the mean of the male faculty 
C)Yes,because the sum of the ranks is lower than the mean of the male faculty 
D)None of the reasons given are appropriate.

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The Answer of A private university is trying to determine if there is pay equity among the male and female faculty.A simple random sample of six faculty members was selected from each gender group and the salary was recorded.The data (in thousands)are shown below.  Based on the Wilcoxon rank sum test,is there evidence that the male faculty make more money than the female faculty?
A)Yes,because the sum of the ranks is higher than the mean of the male faculty 
B)No,because the sum of the ranks is lower than the mean of the male faculty 
C)Yes,because the sum of the ranks is lower than the mean of the male faculty 
D)None of the reasons given are appropriate.

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