"Marjorie S. Hardy" wrote:

> Upon the advice of Tipsters, I read the American Psychologist article on
> "Statistical methods in psychology journals: Guidelines and
> explanations."  In that article, the Task Force on Statistical
> Significance advises ". . . don't cling to obsolete methods (e.g.,
> Newman-Keuls or Duncan post hoc tests). . . " (p. 10). When did these
> tests become obsolete and why?  Suddenly, I'm feeling very old.

N-K doesn't actualy control familywsie error very well (except possibly in the
sole case of a 3-cell, independent-measures, 1-way ANOVA -- see David Howell's
text, who hung on to N-K longer than most, but has now more or less abandoned
it).

Regards,
--
Christopher D. Green
Department of Psychology
York University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M3J 1P3

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