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Judicious Use Of Multiple Hypothesis Tests, Paul J. Roback, Robert A. Askins
Judicious Use Of Multiple Hypothesis Tests, Paul J. Roback, Robert A. Askins
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When analyzing a table of statistical results, one must first decide whether adjustment of significance levels is appropriate. If the main goal is hypothesis generation or initial screening for potential conservation problems, then it may be appropriate to use the standard comparisonwise significance level to avoid Type 2 errors (not detecting real differences or trends). If, however, the main goal is rigorous testing of a hypothesis, then an adjustment for multiple tests is needed. To control the familywise Type 1 error rate (the probability of rejecting at least one true null hypothesis), sequential modifications of the standard Bonferroni Method, such …