Wilcoxon matched pairs signed ranks test
- Add up ranks of positive differences and ranks
of negative differences. Call the sum of the
smaller group T
- Sum of + ranks: 17 (n+ =4)
- Sum of ā ranks: 38 (nā = 6)
- T (sum of ranks of smaller group) = 17
Patients 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Drug score 19 11 14 17 23 11 15 19 11 8
Placebo score 22 18 17 19 22 12 14 11 19 7
difference - 3 - 7 - 3 - 2 1 - 1 1 8 - 8 1
Rank - 6.5 8 6.5 5 2.5 9.5
Rank + 2.5 2.5 9.5 2.5