An educational psychologist conducted a study comparing two different learning techniques: Group A used active recall (flashcards) to study for a quiz, while Group B used passive rereading (textbooks).
Complete Table 1 and calculate the Mann-Whitney U U\,U statistic for the data in Table 1.
| Group A (Active Recall) | Group B (Passive Rereading) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiz Score | Rank | Quiz Score | Rank |
| 28 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| 24 | 11 | 19 | 5.5 |
| 25 | 12 | 21 | 8.5 |
| 29 | 16 | 12 | 1 |
| 21 | 8.5 | 18 | 4 |
| 27 | 14 | 22 | 10 |
| 26 | 13 | 17 | 3 |
| 19 | 5.5 | 20 | 7 |
| Total | Total |
(where U U\,U is the smaller of Ua U_a\,Ua and UbU_bUb)
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