A non-parametric test for comparing two sets of values by calculating the distribution of positive or negative differences in ranking of corresponding pairs.
〔统计〕符号秩检验，符号等级检验
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Moreover, in a recent comparative analysis of statistical methods, the Wilcoxon signed-rank test performed better in identifying bottlenecked populations.
For statistical analyses, each brood was treated as an experimental unit and the mean masses for the chicks within broods were compared using paired Wilcoxon signed-rank tests.
First, for all immigrant males with at least six changes in social status, Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were used to investigate whether successive changes in rank position for each male involved an increase in social status.
We then compared separately the relative frequencies of first attacks and first captures on paired bright and drab guppies by the 12 cichlids by using the Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank test.
Intergroup comparisons were made using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test and Mann-Whitney test.