Wilcoxon test

/ wɪlˈkɒksən /

noun

1. 1. Also calledWilcoxon matched-pairs signed-ranks test a statistical test for the relative size of the scores of the same or matched subjects under two experimental conditions by comparing the distributions for positive and negative differences of the ranks of their absolute values
   2. See Mann-Whitney test

Word History and Origins

Origin of Wilcoxon test¹

named after Frank Wilcoxon (1892–1965), Irish mathematician and statistician

Example Sentences

Significant difference in specificity between clusters was computed using the Wilcoxon test.

From Nature

The distribution of overlap significance values for the two classes and the respective Wilcoxon test P value for similarity between the two distributions is shown.

From Nature

The distribution of overlap significance values for the two classes and the respective Wilcoxon test P value for similarity between the two distributions is shown.

From Nature

The median probabilities are labeled for each data set, and the indicated P values were calculated using the Wilcoxon test.

From Science Magazine