The following two samples represent independent random samples.
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a. Specify the competing hypotheses to determine whether the median of Population 1 is less than the median of Population 2.
b. Calculate the value of the test statistic W.
c. With α = 0.05, what is the decision rule?
d. Is the median of Population 1 less than the median of Population 2? Explain.