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Zimmerman, Donald W. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1987
A program obtained random samples from known populations, some of which violated the homogeneity assumption. Student t tests and Mann-Whitney U Tests were performed on the sample value. Where the t test led to incorrect decisions, the use of Mann-Whitney U test in its place led to poorer results. (JAZ)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Error of Measurement, Monte Carlo Methods, Nonparametric Statistics