scipy.stats.mannwhitneyu¶
- scipy.stats.mannwhitneyu(x, y, use_continuity=True)[source]¶
Computes the Mann-Whitney rank test on samples x and y.
Parameters: x, y : array_like
Array of samples, should be one-dimensional.
use_continuity : bool, optional
Whether a continuity correction (1/2.) should be taken into account. Default is True.
Returns: statistic : float
The Mann-Whitney statistics.
pvalue : float
One-sided p-value assuming a asymptotic normal distribution.
Notes
Use only when the number of observation in each sample is > 20 and you have 2 independent samples of ranks. Mann-Whitney U is significant if the u-obtained is LESS THAN or equal to the critical value of U.
This test corrects for ties and by default uses a continuity correction. The reported p-value is for a one-sided hypothesis, to get the two-sided p-value multiply the returned p-value by 2.