This document summarizes the steps to conduct a Kruskal-Wallis H test to compare median values across multiple groups. It provides sample rainfall data for 3 groups, calculates their ranks, defines the null and alternative hypotheses as whether the population medians are equal. It identifies the rejection criteria as a chi-square value greater than 5.991 based on the test statistics formula. The test statistic of 6.32 exceeds the critical value so the null hypothesis of equal medians is rejected, concluding that some population medians differ.
This document summarizes the steps to conduct a Kruskal-Wallis H test to compare median values across multiple groups. It provides sample rainfall data for 3 groups, calculates their ranks, defines the null and alternative hypotheses as whether the population medians are equal. It identifies the rejection criteria as a chi-square value greater than 5.991 based on the test statistics formula. The test statistic of 6.32 exceeds the critical value so the null hypothesis of equal medians is rejected, concluding that some population medians differ.
This document summarizes the steps to conduct a Kruskal-Wallis H test to compare median values across multiple groups. It provides sample rainfall data for 3 groups, calculates their ranks, defines the null and alternative hypotheses as whether the population medians are equal. It identifies the rejection criteria as a chi-square value greater than 5.991 based on the test statistics formula. The test statistic of 6.32 exceeds the critical value so the null hypothesis of equal medians is rejected, concluding that some population medians differ.
This document summarizes the steps to conduct a Kruskal-Wallis H test to compare median values across multiple groups. It provides sample rainfall data for 3 groups, calculates their ranks, defines the null and alternative hypotheses as whether the population medians are equal. It identifies the rejection criteria as a chi-square value greater than 5.991 based on the test statistics formula. The test statistic of 6.32 exceeds the critical value so the null hypothesis of equal medians is rejected, concluding that some population medians differ.
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Kruskal-Wallis H Test
Average Group Rank Rainfall
1 74,22 1 1 75,29 2 1 75,68 3 1 90,98 5 1 198,47 15 2 81,99 4 2 98,38 6 2 99,98 7 2 104,98 8 2 105,17 9 3 117,55 10 3 121,79 11 3 128,24 12 3 130,87 13 3 135,06 14 SUM 1638,656 Table. Kruskal-Wallis H Test in 15 years Data. With the information provided we can now easily compute the sum of ranks for each of the samples: R1 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 15 = 26 R2 = 4 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 = 35 R3 = 10 + 11 + 12 + 13 + 14 = 60
1. Null and Alternative Hypotheses
The following null and alternative hypotheses need to be tested: Ho: The samples come from populations with equal medians Ha: The samples come from populations with medians that are not all equal The above hypotheses will be tested using the Kruskal-Wallis test. 2. Rejection Region Based on the information provided, the significance level is: - Alpha α =0.05 - df =3 − 1= 2. Therefore, the rejection region for this Chi-Square test is R = {ꭓ 2: ꭓ 2 > 5.991}. 3. Test Statistics The H statistic is computed as shown in the following formula: 𝑐 12 Tj 2 𝐻=[ ∑ ] − 3(𝑛 + 1) 𝑛(𝑛 + 1) 𝑛j 𝑗=1
Since it is observed that ꭓ 2 = 6.32 ≥ ꭓ U2 = 5.991, it is then concluded that the null hypothesis is rejected. Using the P-value approach: The p-value is p= 0.0424, and since p= 0.0424≤ 0.05, it is concluded that the null hypothesis is rejected. 5. Conclusion It is concluded that the null hypothesis Ho is rejected. Therefore, there is enough evidence to claim that some of the population medians are unequal, at α = 0.05 significance level.
