noun
Wilcoxon signed-rank test
A non-parametric statistical hypothesis test used to compare two related samples or repeated measurements on a single sample. Used in mathematics and statistics.
対応のあるデータには、ウィルコクソンの符号順位検定がよく使われる。
The Wilcoxon signed-rank test is often used for paired data.
The Wilcoxon rank-sum test (Mann–Whitney U test) is for independent samples, while the signed-rank test is for paired or matched samples.
Named after Frank Wilcoxon, who proposed the test in 1945. The Japanese term is a direct translation of the English name.