Mann-Whitney Test for Two Independent Groups

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APA

Asare, B., Arthur, Y. D., Obeng, B. A., Alija, S., & Orhani, S. (2026). Mann-Whitney Test for Two Independent Groups. Journal of Research in Didactical Sciences, 5(1), 13-31. https://doi.org/10.51853/jorids/512

Vancouver

Asare B, Arthur YD, Obeng BA, Alija S, Orhani S. Mann-Whitney Test for Two Independent Groups. Journal of Research in Didactical Sciences. 2026;5(1):13-31. https://doi.org/10.51853/jorids/512

AMA

Asare B, Arthur YD, Obeng BA, Alija S, Orhani S. Mann-Whitney Test for Two Independent Groups. Journal of Research in Didactical Sciences. 2026;5(1), 13-31. https://doi.org/10.51853/jorids/512

Chicago

Asare, Bright, Yarhands Dissou Arthur, Benjamin Adu Obeng, Sadri Alija, and Senad Orhani. "Mann-Whitney Test for Two Independent Groups". Journal of Research in Didactical Sciences 2026 5 no. 1 (2026): 13-31. https://doi.org/10.51853/jorids/512

Harvard

Asare, B., Arthur, Y. D., Obeng, B. A., Alija, S., and Orhani, S. (2026). Mann-Whitney Test for Two Independent Groups. Journal of Research in Didactical Sciences, 5(1), pp. 13-31. https://doi.org/10.51853/jorids/512

MLA

Asare, Bright et al. "Mann-Whitney Test for Two Independent Groups". Journal of Research in Didactical Sciences, vol. 5, no. 1, 2026, pp. 13-31. https://doi.org/10.51853/jorids/512