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15.12.12 Sign Test

     [ /SIGN var_list [ WITH var_list [ (PAIRED) ]]]

The /SIGN subcommand tests for differences between medians of the variables listed. The test does not make any assumptions about the distribution of the data.

If the WITH keyword is omitted, then tests for all combinations of the listed variables are performed. If the WITH keyword is given, and the (PAIRED) keyword is also given, then the number of variables preceding WITH must be the same as the number following it. In this case, tests for each respective pair of variables are performed. If the WITH keyword is given, but the (PAIRED) keyword is omitted, then tests for each combination of variable preceding WITH against variable following WITH are performed.