When and why would you conduct post hoc tests as a follow up to the overall F te
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Question
When and why would you conduct post hoc tests as a follow up to the overall F test? a. When the overall F test is NOT significant; to determine which of the pairs of groups may be significant. b. When the overall F test is NOT significant; to determine why the overall F test is not significant. c. When the overall F test is significant; to determine between which pairs of groups the significant difference lies. d. When the overall F test IS significant; to determine if the significance is only the result of chance.
Explanation / Answer
Post hoc tests are follow up to overall F test when the overall F test is significant; to determine between which pairs of groups the significant difference lies.
This is given in option c.