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Comparing multiple comparisons: practical guidance for choosing the best multiple comparisons test

Stephen R. Midway, Matthew Robertson, Shane Flinn et al. · 2020 · PeerJ

Multiple comparisons tests (MCTs) include the statistical tests used to compare groups (treatments) often following a significant effect reported in one of many types of linear models. Due to a variety of data and statistical considerations, several dozen MCTs have been developed over the decades, with tests ranging from very similar to each other to very different from each other. Many scientific disciplines use MCTs, including >40,000 reports of their use in ecological journals in the last 60 years. Despite the ubiquity and utility of MCTs, several issues remain in terms of their correct

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