SECTION

C.8

C.8: Critical Values for the Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test

457

Critical Values for the Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test

Table C.8 provides critical values for the Wilcoxon rank-sum test for independent samples
with sizes from 3 to 25. Column m is the sample size for the smaller sample and column n
is the sample size for the larger sample. If the sample sizes are equal, either sample can be
designated m. For each pair of sample sizes (m, n) there are two sets of critical values, one
set for one-tail = 0.025 and two-tail = 0.05 and a second set for one-tail = 0.05 and
two-tail = 0.10. Suppose for a two-tailed test at = 0.05 we have m = 8 and n = 9. In
the appropriate row and column we find the following numbers 51, 93 0.0232. The 51 and
93 are the lower and upper critical values for WX , the statistic testing H0 : MX = MY . If
WX 51 or WX 93, H0 would be rejected. The value 0.0232 is the exact P value for the
critical values of 51 or 93. For more examples see Chapter 7.

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APPENDIX

1-tail
2-tail

= 0.025
= 0.05

3
3
3
3
3

3
4
5
6
7

3
3
3
3
3

8
9
10
11
12

8,
8,
9,
9,
10,

3
3
3
3
3

13
14
15
16
17

3
3
3
3
3

= 0.05
= 0.10
W

C: Tables of Distributions and Critical Values

1-tail
2-tail

= 0.025
= 0.05

= 0.05
= 0.10

0.0179
0.0238
0.0167

6,
6,
7,
8,
8,

15
18
20
22
25

0.0500
0.0286
0.0357
0.0476
0.0333

5
5
5
5
5

10
11
12
13
14

23,
24,
26,
27,
28,

57
61
64
68
72

0.0200
0.0190
0.0242
0.0230
0.0218

26,
27,
28,
30,
31,

54
58
62
65
69

0.0496
0.0449
0.0409
0.0473
0.0435

28
31
33
36
38

0.0242
0.0182
0.0245
0.0192
0.0242

9,
10,
10,
11,
11,

27
29
32
34
37

0.0424
0.0500
0.0385
0.0440
0.0352

5
5
5
5
5

15
16
17
18
19

29,
30,
32,
33,
34,

76
80
83
87
91

0.0209
0.0201
0.0238
0.0229
0.0220

33,
34,
35,
37,
38,

72
76
80
83
87

0.0491
0.0455
0.0425
0.0472
0.0442

10,
11,
11,
12,
12,

41
43
46
48
51

0.0196
0.0235
0.0196
0.0237
0.0202

12,
13,
13,
14,
15,

39
41
44
46
48

0.0411
0.0456
0.0380
0.0423
0.0465

5
5
5
5
5

20
21
22
23
24

35,
37,
38,
39,
40,

95
98
102
106
110

0.0212
0.0243
0.0234
0.0226
0.0219

40,
41,
43,
44,
45,

90
94
97
101
105

0.0485
0.0457
0.0496
0.0469
0.0445

18
19
20
21
22

13,
13,
14,
14,
15,

53
56
58
61
63

0.0233
0.0201
0.0232
0.0203
0.0230

15,
16,
17,
17,
18,

51
53
55
58
60

0.0398
0.0435
0.0469
0.0410
0.0443

5
6
6
6
6

25
6
7
8
9

42,
26,
27,
29,
31,

113
52
57
61
65

0.0246
0.0206
0.0175
0.0213
0.0248

47,
28,
29,
31,
33,

108
50
55
59
63

0.0480
0.0465
0.0367
0.0406
0.0440

3
3
3
4
4

23
24
25
4
5

15,
16,
16,
10,
11,

66
68
71
26
29

0.0204
0.0229
0.0205
0.0143
0.0159

19,
19,
20,
11,
12,

62
65
67
25
28

0.0473
0.0421
0.0449
0.0286
0.0317

6
6
6
6
6

10
11
12
13
14

32,
34,
35,
37,
38,

70
74
79
83
88

0.0210
0.0238
0.0207
0.0231
0.0204

35,
37,
38,
40,
42,

67
71
76
80
84

0.0467
0.0491
0.0415
0.0437
0.0457

4
4
4
4
4

6
7
8
9
10

12,
13,
14,
14,
15,

32
35
38
42
45

0.0190
0.0212
0.0242
0.0168
0.0180

13,
14,
15,
16,
17,

31
34
37
40
43

0.0333
0.0364
0.0364
0.0378
0.0380

6
6
6
6
6

15
16
17
18
19

40,
42,
43,
45,
46,

92
96
101
105
110

0.0224
0.0244
0.0219
0.0236
0.0214

44,
46,
47,
49,
51,

88
92
97
101
105

0.0474
0.0490
0.0433
0.0448
0.0462

4
4
4
4
4

11
12
13
14
15

16,
17,
18,
19,
20,

48
51
54
57
60

0.0198
0.0209
0.0223
0.0232
0.0243

18,
19,
20,
21,
22,

46
49
52
55
58

0.0388
0.0390
0.0395
0.0395
0.0400

6
6
6
6
6

20
21
22
23
24

48,
50,
51,
53,
54,

114
118
123
127
132

0.0229
0.0244
0.0224
0.0237
0.0219

53,
55,
57,
58,
60,

109
113
117
122
126

0.0475
0.0487
0.0498
0.0452
0.0463

4
4
4
4
4

16
17
18
19
20

21,
21,
22,
23,
24,

63
67
70
73
76

0.0250
0.0202
0.0212
0.0219
0.0227

24,
25,
26,
27,
28,

60
63
66
69
72

0.0497
0.0493
0.0491
0.0487
0.0485

6
7
7
7
7

25
7
8
9
10

56,
36,
38,
40,
42,

136
69
74
79
84

0.0231
0.0189
0.0200
0.0209
0.0215

62,
39,
41,
43,
45,

130
66
71
76
81

0.0473
0.0487
0.0469
0.0454
0.0439

4
4
4
4
4

21
22
23
24
25

25,
26,
27,
27,
28,

79
82
85
89
92

0.0233
0.0240
0.0246
0.0211
0.0217

29,
30,
31,
32,
33,

75
78
81
84
87

0.0481
0.0480
0.0477
0.0475
0.0473

7
7
7
7
7

11
12
13
14
15

44,
46,
48,
50,
52,

89
94
99
104
109

0.0221
0.0225
0.0228
0.0230
0.0233

47,
49,
52,
54,
56,

86
91
95
100
105

0.0427
0.0416
0.0484
0.0469
0.0455

5
5
5
5
5

5
6
7
8
9

17,
18,
20,
21,
22,

38
42
45
49
53

0.0159
0.0152
0.0240
0.0225
0.0210

19,
20,
21,
23,
24,

36
40
44
47
51

0.0476
0.0411
0.0366
0.0466
0.0415

7
7
7
7
7

16
17
18
19
20

54,
56,
58,
60,
62,

114
119
124
129
134

0.0234
0.0236
0.0237
0.0238
0.0239

58,
61,
63,
65,
67,

110
114
119
124
129

0.0443
0.0497
0.0484
0.0471
0.0460

6, 21
7, 23
7, 26

SECTION

1-tail
2-tail

C.8: Critical Values for the Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test

= 0.025
= 0.05
W

= 0.05
= 0.10

7
7
7
7
7

21
22
23
24
25

64,
66,
68,
70,
72,

139
144
149
154
159

0.0240
0.0240
0.0241
0.0241
0.0242

69,
72,
74,
76,
78,

8
8
8
8
8

8
9
10
11
12

49,
51,
53,
55,
58,

87
93
99
105
110

0.0249
0.0232
0.0217
0.0204
0.0237

8
8
8
8
8

13
14
15
16
17

60,
62,
65,
67,
70,

116
122
127
133
138

8
8
8
8
8

18
19
20
21
22

72,
74,
77,
79,
81,

8
8
8
9
9

23
24
25
9
10

9
9
9
9
9

1-tail
2-tail

459

= 0.025
= 0.05

= 0.05
= 0.10

134
138
143
148
153

0.0449
0.0492
0.0481
0.0470
0.0461

10
10
10
10
10

20
21
22
23
24

110,
113,
116,
119,
122,

200
207
214
221
228

0.0245
0.0241
0.0237
0.0233
0.0230

117,
120,
123,
127,
130,

193
200
207
213
220

0.0498
0.0478
0.0459
0.0482
0.0465

51,
54,
56,
59,
62,

85
90
96
101
106

0.0415
0.0464
0.0416
0.0454
0.0489

10
11
11
11
11

25
11
12
13
14

126,
96,
99,
103,
106,

234
157
165
172
180

0.0248
0.0237
0.0219
0.0237
0.0221

134,
100,
104,
108,
112,

226
153
160
167
174

0.0486
0.0440
0.0454
0.0467
0.0477

0.0223
0.0211
0.0237
0.0224
0.0247

64,
67,
69,
72,
75,

112
117
123
128
133

0.0445
0.0475
0.0437
0.0463
0.0487

11
11
11
11
11

15
16
17
18
19

110,
113,
117,
121,
124,

187
195
202
209
217

0.0236
0.0221
0.0235
0.0247
0.0233

116,
120,
123,
127,
131,

181
188
196
203
210

0.0486
0.0494
0.0453
0.0461
0.0468

144
150
155
161
167

0.0235
0.0224
0.0244
0.0233
0.0223

77,
80,
83,
85,
88,

139
144
149
155
160

0.0452
0.0475
0.0495
0.0464
0.0483

11
11
11
11
11

20
21
22
23
24

128,
131,
135,
139,
142,

224
232
239
246
254

0.0244
0.0230
0.0240
0.0250
0.0237

135,
139,
143,
147,
151,

217
224
231
238
245

0.0474
0.0480
0.0486
0.0490
0.0495

84,
86,
89,
62,
65,

172
178
183
109
115

0.0240
0.0231
0.0247
0.0200
0.0217

90,
93,
96,
66,
69,

166
171
176
105
111

0.0454
0.0472
0.0488
0.0470
0.0474

11
12
12
12
12

25
12
13
14
15

146,
115,
119,
123,
127,

261
185
193
201
209

0.0246
0.0225
0.0229
0.0232
0.0234

155,
120,
125,
129,
133,

252
180
187
195
203

0.0499
0.0444
0.0488
0.0475
0.0463

11
12
13
14
15

68,
71,
73,
76,
79,

121
127
134
140
146

0.0232
0.0245
0.0217
0.0228
0.0238

72,
75,
78,
81,
84,

117
123
129
135
141

0.0476
0.0477
0.0478
0.0478
0.0478

12
12
12
12
12

16
17
18
19
20

131,
135,
139,
143,
147,

217
225
233
241
249

0.0236
0.0238
0.0239
0.0240
0.0241

138,
142,
146,
150,
155,

210
218
226
234
241

0.0500
0.0486
0.0474
0.0463
0.0493

9
9
9
9
9

16
17
18
19
20

82,
84,
87,
90,
93,

152
159
165
171
177

0.0247
0.0223
0.0231
0.0239
0.0245

87,
90,
93,
96,
99,

147
153
159
165
171

0.0477
0.0476
0.0475
0.0474
0.0473

12
12
12
12
12

21
22
23
24
25

151,
155,
159,
163,
167,

257
265
273
281
289

0.0242
0.0242
0.0243
0.0243
0.0243

159,
163,
168,
172,
176,

249
257
264
272
280

0.0481
0.0471
0.0496
0.0486
0.0475

9
9
9
9
9

21
22
23
24
25

95,
98,
101,
104,
107,

184
190
196
202
208

0.0225
0.0231
0.0237
0.0243
0.0249

102,
105,
108,
111,
114,

177
183
189
195
201

0.0472
0.0471
0.0470
0.0469
0.0468

13
13
13
13
13

13
14
15
16
17

136,
141,
145,
150,
154,

215
223
232
240
249

0.0221
0.0241
0.0232
0.0250
0.0240

142,
147,
152,
156,
161,

209
217
225
234
242

0.0454
0.0472
0.0489
0.0458
0.0472

10
10
10
10
10

10
11
12
13
14

78,
81,
84,
88,
91,

132
139
146
152
159

0.0216
0.0215
0.0213
0.0247
0.0242

82,
86,
89,
92,
96,

128
134
141
148
154

0.0446
0.0493
0.0465
0.0441
0.0478

13
13
13
13
13

18
19
20
21
22

158,
163,
167,
171,
176,

258
266
275
284
292

0.0232
0.0247
0.0238
0.0231
0.0243

166,
171,
175,
180,
185,

250
258
267
275
283

0.0485
0.0497
0.0470
0.0481
0.0491

10
10
10
10
10

15
16
17
18
19

94,
97,
100,
103,
107,

166
173
180
187
193

0.0238
0.0234
0.0230
0.0226
0.0250

99,
103,
106,
110,
113,

161
167
174
180
187

0.0455
0.0487
0.0465
0.0493
0.0472

13
13
13
14
14

23
24
25
14
15

180,
185,
189,
160,
164,

301
309
318
246
256

0.0236
0.0247
0.0240
0.0249
0.0229

189,
194,
199,
166,
171,

292
300
308
240
249

0.0467
0.0476
0.0485
0.0469
0.0466

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1-tail
2-tail

= 0.025
= 0.05
W

= 0.05
= 0.10

14
14
14
14
14

16
17
18
19
20

169,
174,
179,
183,
188,

265
274
283
293
302

0.0236
0.0242
0.0247
0.0230
0.0235

176,
182,
187,
192,
197,

14
14
14
14
14

21
22
23
24
25

193,
198,
203,
207,
212,

311
320
329
339
348

0.0239
0.0243
0.0247
0.0233
0.0236

15
15
15
15
15

15
16
17
18
19

184,
190,
195,
200,
205,

281
290
300
310
320

15
15
15
15
15

20
21
22
23
24

210,
216,
221,
226,
231,

15
16
16
16
16

25
16
17
18
19

16
16
16
16
16

C: Tables of Distributions and Critical Values

1-tail
2-tail

= 0.025
= 0.05

= 0.05
= 0.10

258
266
275
284
293

0.0463
0.0500
0.0495
0.0489
0.0484

17
17
18
18
18

24
25
18
19
20

282,
288,
270,
277,
283,

432
443
396
407
419

0.0239
0.0238
0.0235
0.0246
0.0238

294,
300,
280,
287,
294,

420
431
386
397
408

0.0492
0.0480
0.0485
0.0490
0.0495

202,
207,
212,
218,
223,

302
311
320
328
337

0.0480
0.0475
0.0471
0.0498
0.0492

18
18
18
18
18

21
22
23
24
25

290,
296,
303,
309,
316,

430
442
453
465
476

0.0247
0.0240
0.0248
0.0240
0.0248

301,
307,
314,
321,
328,

419
431
442
453
464

0.0499
0.0474
0.0478
0.0481
0.0484

0.0227
0.0247
0.0243
0.0239
0.0235

192,
197,
203,
208,
214,

273
283
292
302
311

0.0488
0.0466
0.0485
0.0465
0.0482

19
19
19
19
19

19
20
21
22
23

303,
309,
316,
323,
330,

438
451
463
475
487

0.0248
0.0234
0.0236
0.0238
0.0240

313,
320,
328,
335,
342,

428
440
451
463
475

0.0482
0.0474
0.0494
0.0486
0.0478

330
339
349
359
369

0.0232
0.0247
0.0243
0.0239
0.0235

220,
225,
231,
236,
242,

320
330
339
349
358

0.0497
0.0478
0.0492
0.0474
0.0486

19
19
20
20
20

24
25
20
21
22

337,
344,
337,
344,
351,

499
511
483
496
509

0.0241
0.0243
0.0245
0.0241
0.0236

350,
357,
348,
356,
364,

486
498
472
484
496

0.0496
0.0488
0.0482
0.0490
0.0497

237,
211,
217,
222,
228,

378
317
327
338
348

0.0248
0.0234
0.0243
0.0231
0.0239

248,
219,
225,
231,
237,

367
309
319
329
339

0.0499
0.0469
0.0471
0.0473
0.0474

20
20
20
21
21

23
24
25
21
22

359,
366,
373,
373,
381,

521
534
547
530
543

0.0246
0.0242
0.0237
0.0245
0.0249

371,
379,
387,
385,
393,

509
521
533
518
531

0.0478
0.0484
0.0490
0.0486
0.0482

20
21
22
23
24

234,
239,
245,
251,
256,

358
369
379
389
400

0.0247
0.0235
0.0242
0.0248
0.0238

243,
249,
255,
261,
267,

349
359
369
379
389

0.0475
0.0475
0.0476
0.0476
0.0476

21
21
21
22
22

23
24
25
22
23

388,
396,
404,
411,
419,

557
570
583
579
593

0.0238
0.0242
0.0245
0.0247
0.0244

401,
410,
418,
424,
432,

544
556
569
566
580

0.0478
0.0497
0.0492
0.0491
0.0477

16
17
17
17
17

25
17
18
19
20

262,
240,
246,
252,
258,

410
355
366
377
388

0.0243
0.0243
0.0243
0.0243
0.0242

273,
249,
255,
262,
268,

399
346
357
367
378

0.0476
0.0493
0.0479
0.0499
0.0485

22
22
23
23
23

24
25
23
24
25

427,
435,
451,
459,
468,

607
621
630
645
659

0.0242
0.0240
0.0249
0.0242
0.0246

441,
450,
465,
474,
483,

593
606
616
630
644

0.0486
0.0494
0.0499
0.0497
0.0495

17
17
17

21
22
23

264, 399
270, 410
276, 421

0.0242
0.0241
0.0240

274, 389
281, 399
287, 410

0.0473
0.0490
0.0477

24
24
25

24
25
25

492, 684
501, 699
536, 739

0.0241
0.0241
0.0247

507, 669
517, 683
552, 723

0.0486
0.0496
0.0497