Mann-Whitney/Wilcoxon's nonparametric cumulative probability distribution

Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2000 Aug;63(1):21-8. doi: 10.1016/s0169-2607(00)00058-4.

Abstract

It is demonstrated how complete nonparametric, cumulative probability distributions for Mann-Whitney/Wilcoxon's nonparametric, two-sample test can be constructed based on algorithms published earlier in this journal. These procedures provide cumulative probabilities for all possible rank sums in the nonparametric two-sample test. Separate programs for MS(PC)-DOS and Macintosh computers are offered.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Data Interpretation, Statistical*
  • Numerical Analysis, Computer-Assisted
  • Probability*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Software
  • Statistical Distributions*
  • Statistics, Nonparametric*