A Tukey HSD Is Computed to Compare Two Groups Following

question 19

Multiple Choice

A Tukey HSD is computed to compare two groups following an ANOVA that compared five groups.The within-groups degrees of freedom for the test are 7, and the computed HSD value is 6.24.What could be concluded about this analysis if evaluated at a p level of 0.05?

• A) The test statistic failed to exceed the cutoff, so there is no indication of a difference between these two groups.
• B) The test statistic exceeded the critical cutoff, indicating equality of these two groups.
• C) The test statistic is significant, revealing a statistical difference between the two groups.
• D) There is not enough information to make a conclusion.

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