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# scipy.stats.mstats.mannwhitneyu

`scipy.stats.mstats.``mannwhitneyu`(x, y, use_continuity=True)

  Computes the Mann-Whitney statistic

  Missing values in x and/or y are discarded.

  Parameters: | x : sequence Input y : sequence Input use_continuity : {True, False}, optional Whether a continuity correction (1/2.) should be taken into account.
  Returns: | statistic : float The Mann-Whitney statistics pvalue : float Approximate p-value assuming a normal distribution.