title: Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test used for data that are not normally distributed.
authors: From the Department of Anesthesia, Division of Management Consulting, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
authors: Franklin
authors: F
authors: Dexter
mesh_terms: D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D018401:Sample Size
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