We Do Not Compare Cell Means in Post Hoc Analysis

question 50

Multiple Choice

We do not compare cell means in post hoc analysis when the cells are confounded because

• A)confounded cell means cannot differ significantly.
• B)confounded cell means contain too much error variance.
• C)even if the difference were significant,we could not tell where it came from.
• D)if the difference were significant,it would cast doubt on the interpretation of other significant differences.

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