This table shows the results of a Kruskal-Wallis test, but I am not sure what the column values represent. I thought the Kruskal-Wallis test statistic is always positive and that the test merely shows whether there is a difference between groups. In the text, the author makes statements such as:
Compared to all other burglary types, census blocks with low single event burglary, low repeat burglary, and low near-repeat burglary (n = 66) displayed significantly lower levels of concentrated disadvantage.
Are these results and conclusions possible with a Kruskal-Wallis test, or are there other analyses incorporated here?
Edit: I searched the full text for mentions of other analyses, but the author only references Kruskal-Wallis being used to create these results.
