Mean Difference - Mann Whitney
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 7:42 pm
Hello,
i am wondering how the mean difference is calculated for Mann Whitney U test.
It is not the same as the difference between means, which is okay, since the comparison is not based on means. it is also not the difference between medians (which is also okay, since, strictly speaking, Mann Whitney does not compare medians but mean ranks). However, the number is not even the difference between mean ranks. I have no clue what I am seeing.
Can anyone help me with this? Am I missing something obvious?
Emese
i am wondering how the mean difference is calculated for Mann Whitney U test.
It is not the same as the difference between means, which is okay, since the comparison is not based on means. it is also not the difference between medians (which is also okay, since, strictly speaking, Mann Whitney does not compare medians but mean ranks). However, the number is not even the difference between mean ranks. I have no clue what I am seeing.
Can anyone help me with this? Am I missing something obvious?
Emese