A Priori Comparisons _________

question 195

Multiple Choice

A priori comparisons _________.

• A) are planned in advance of the experiment
• B) often arise out of theory and prior research
• C) may be done without obtaining a significant F obt in the one-way ANOVA
• D) all of these

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