General Studies · Psychometrics and Statistics
Given below are an Assertion (A) and a Reason (R): Assertion (A): A statistically significant overall F-test is not always a mandatory prerequisite before performing planned multiple comparison procedures (MCP). Reason (R): Modern statistical literature (e.g., Grissom & Kim, 2005; Kirk, 1995) indicates that specific pairwise comparisons can be significant even when the overall ANOVA F-test is non-significant, as F and MCP control different error rates. Select the correct evaluation:
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- 1(A) is false, but (R) is true
- 2(A) is true, but (R) is false
- 3Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- 4Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)✓
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Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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