The best tasting ice creams are generally high in fat content, which gives them a creamy texture.Four brands of ice cream (two national and two local) were tested by consumers who rated how "creamy" they tasted on a 5-point Likert type scale (1 = not creamy to 5 = very creamy).Each brand was rated by a different group of consumers.The appropriate nonparametric method to use for these data is the ________________________ .
A)Kruskal-Wallis test
B)Kendall's tau
C)Wilcoxon signed-rank test
D)Wilcoxon rank sum test
E)Spearman's rho

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The Kruskal-Wallis test is the appropriate nonparametric method for comparing more than two independent groups on an ordinal outcome, which matches the scenario described.

The Best Tasting Ice Creams Are Generally High in Fat