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Nonparametric
Te s t s
Two-Independent-Samples Tests Options
Figure 34-16
Two-Indepen
dent-Samples Options dialog box
Statistics. You can choose one or both of the following summary statistics:
 Descriptive. Displays the mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum, and the
number of nonmissing cases.
 Quartiles. Displays values corresponding to the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
Missing Values. Controls the treatment of missing values.
 Exclude cases test-by-te st. When several tests are specified, each test is evaluated
separately for missing values.
 Exclude cases listwise. Cases with missing values foranyvariableareexcluded
from all analyses.
NPAR TESTS Command Additional Features (Two-Independent-Samples Tests)
The command language also allows you to:
 Specify the number of cases to be trimmed for the Moses test (with the MOSES
subcommand).
See the SPSS Command Syntax Reference for complete syntax information.
Two-Related-Sam ples Tests
The Two-Related-Samples Tests procedure compares the distributions of two
variables.