A clinical psychologist wants to investigate whether there is a significant difference in anxiety reduction between two different therapeutic approaches. One group of 15 participants undergoes Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), while a second, separate group of 15 participants undergoes Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). At the end of the study, anxiety improvement is measured using a 10-point clinical rating scale, producing ordinal data.
Which inferential statistical test should be used to determine if there is a significant difference in anxiety improvement scores between these two groups?
Wilcoxon Signed Ranks
Mann-Whitney U
Chi-Square
Unrelated ttt-test
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