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A Step by Step Guide for SPSS and Exercise Studies

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164 Statistical tests<br />

Dialog box 104<br />

Table 68<br />

How to report the test<br />

When you present the results of a Wilcoxon test you should report the mean rank<br />

of each condition (be<strong>for</strong>e <strong>and</strong> after mental practice), the z value <strong>and</strong> its<br />

significance level.<br />

Example 12 shows how you could report the results of a Wilcoxon test in a table.<br />

Example 12: Number of errors in a complex motor skill be<strong>for</strong>e <strong>and</strong> after mental<br />

practice<br />

M rank<br />

z<br />

Be<strong>for</strong>e mental practice 4.64 2.12*<br />

After mental practice 3.50<br />

* p

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