When Faced with a Situation That Involves Comparing Each Group

question 113

Multiple Choice

When faced with a situation that involves comparing each group in a research study with a single reference group, which method for controlling familywise error would be most appropriate?

• A) complex comparison
• B) Scheffé Test
• C) Tukey Test
• D) Dunnett Test

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