Difference between the Wilcoxon signed-rank test and sign test

[bsc.j.j.w]

Dear all,

I was wondering what the main difference is between the signed-rank test and the sign-test in terms of their assumptions and their properties, I know one ranks and the other does not, but in addition to that what are their differences?

Thanks!

[Phil Schumm]

No need to wonder—the explanation given in [R] signrank is quite complete.

[bsc.j.j.w]

Thank you for your response, I overlooked that one is talking about the distributions and the other about the mean! Thank you!