When Conducting an ANCOVA, Which Would Be the Most Appropriate

question 12

Multiple Choice

When conducting an ANCOVA, which would be the most appropriate order?

• A) Explore the data, correct outliers, check independence of treatment variable and covariate, run ANCOVA.
• B) Explore the data, check independence of treatment variable and covariate, run ANCOVA, correct outliers.
• C) Check independence of treatment variable and covariate, explore the data, correct outliers, run ANCOVA.
• D) Correct outliers, check independence of treatment variable and covariate, explore the data, run ANCOVA.

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