Identify the
appropriate nonparametric test for each of the following examples
and explain why a nonparametric test is appropriate.
1. A researcher
measures fear as the time it takes to walk across a presumably
scary portion of campus. The times (in seconds) that it took a
sample of 12 participants were 8, 12, 15, 13, 12, 10, 6, 10, 9, 15,
50, and 52.
2. Two groups of
participants were given 5 minutes to complete a puzzle. The
participants were...