Mann-Whitney U in SPSS 19

[Marhefka, Stephanie]

Hi. I just got SPSS 19, and I can’t seem to get it to produce the output I want for Mann-Whitney U. It gives me a p value but no mean rank or U value. Does anyone know the syntax for producing that output?

 

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

Stephanie

 

 

Stephanie L. Marhefka, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Community and Family Health

College of Public Health

University of South Florida

 

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[Bruce Weaver]

Marhefka, Stephanie wrote

Hi. I just got SPSS 19, and I can't seem to get it to produce the output I want for Mann-Whitney U. It gives me a p value but no mean rank or U value. Does anyone know the syntax for producing that output?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Stephanie

Hello Stephanie.  Apparently, you are running the NPTESTS command rather than the old NPAR TESTS command, which is now accessed via "legacy dialogs" under Nonparametric tests.  To see the full output from NPTESTS, you have to double click to open the "model viewer".  

Suggestion for SPSS:  If you are going to persist with this "model viewer" type output*, how about adding a footnote that says "Double-click to see all of the output", or something like that?  The first time a colleague saw output from NPTESTS, we both found it very confusing, because in the immediately visible output,  the "decision" and the p-value did not agree with each other.  (The discrepancy was resolved when we eventually figured out that we had to double-click.)  

* My preference is that all of the output be visible (at least optionally) without having to double-click on anything.

HTH.

[Art Kendall]

Hear! Hear!

And also be exported easily.

I CCd [hidden email] on this post.

Art Kendall


On 2/17/2011 1:38 PM, Bruce Weaver wrote:

Marhefka, Stephanie wrote:

Hi. I just got SPSS 19, and I can't seem to get it to produce the output I
want for Mann-Whitney U. It gives me a p value but no mean rank or U
value. Does anyone know the syntax for producing that output?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Stephanie

Hello Stephanie.  Apparently, you are running the NPTESTS command rather
than the old NPAR TESTS command, which is now accessed via "legacy dialogs"
under Nonparametric tests.  To see the full output from NPTESTS, you have to
double click to open the "model viewer".

Suggestion for SPSS:  If you are going to persist with this "model viewer"
type output*, how about adding a footnote that says "Double-click to see all
of the output", or something like that?  The first time a colleague saw
output from NPTESTS, we both found it very confusing, because in the
immediately visible output,  the "decision" and the p-value did not agree
with each other.  (The discrepancy was resolved when we eventually figured
out that we had to double-click.)

* My preference is that all of the output be visible (at least optionally)
without having to double-click on anything.

HTH.


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Right click on the table and the stats will appear.  martin

 

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Hear! Hear!

And also be exported easily.

I CCd [hidden email] on this post.

Art Kendall


On 2/17/2011 1:38 PM, Bruce Weaver wrote:

Marhefka, Stephanie wrote:

Hi. I just got SPSS 19, and I can't seem to get it to produce the output I

want for Mann-Whitney U. It gives me a p value but no mean rank or U

value. Does anyone know the syntax for producing that output?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Stephanie

Hello Stephanie.  Apparently, you are running the NPTESTS command rather

than the old NPAR TESTS command, which is now accessed via "legacy dialogs"

under Nonparametric tests.  To see the full output from NPTESTS, you have to

double click to open the "model viewer".

Suggestion for SPSS:  If you are going to persist with this "model viewer"

type output*, how about adding a footnote that says "Double-click to see all

of the output", or something like that?  The first time a colleague saw

output from NPTESTS, we both found it very confusing, because in the

immediately visible output,  the "decision" and the p-value did not agree

with each other.  (The discrepancy was resolved when we eventually figured

out that we had to double-click.)

* My preference is that all of the output be visible (at least optionally)

without having to double-click on anything.

HTH.

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[msherman]

Just right click on the output table and you will then be able to get the stats you want. 

 

From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Marhefka, Stephanie
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 12:17 PM
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Subject: Mann-Whitney U in SPSS 19

 

Hi. I just got SPSS 19, and I can’t seem to get it to produce the output I want for Mann-Whitney U. It gives me a p value but no mean rank or U value. Does anyone know the syntax for producing that output?

 

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

Stephanie

 

 

Stephanie L. Marhefka, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Community and Family Health

College of Public Health

University of South Florida

 

PH: 813-974-5810

FAX: [phone]

Email: [hidden email]

 

[Marhefka, Stephanie]

Amazingly simply and effective solution. Thanks!

 

From: Martin Sherman [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 2:16 PM
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Subject: RE: Mann-Whitney U in SPSS 19

 

Just right click on the output table and you will then be able to get the stats you want. 

 

From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Marhefka, Stephanie
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 12:17 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Mann-Whitney U in SPSS 19

 

Hi. I just got SPSS 19, and I can’t seem to get it to produce the output I want for Mann-Whitney U. It gives me a p value but no mean rank or U value. Does anyone know the syntax for producing that output?

 

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

Stephanie

 

 

Stephanie L. Marhefka, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Community and Family Health

College of Public Health

University of South Florida

 

PH: 813-974-5810

FAX: [phone]

Email: [hidden email]