⚡ Mann-Whitney U in 4 steps

A quick recipe on the practice survey dataset. Press the button to load the data and run it, or follow the steps yourself after File → Sample dataset.

Load the data and run it

What are the steps?

1. Analyze → Nonparametric Tests → Legacy Dialogs → 2 Independent Samples…
2. Test variable: q1 (an ordinal item).
3. Grouping variable: gender.
4. Press OK; read Mean Rank, U, Z and Sig.

What result should I see?

U = 2605.0, z = −0.74, p = .459

How to read every number: guide page. Worked through on a full study: Exam stress in first-year and final-year students.