10.6
The Bonferroni test is a type of multiple comparison test that reduces Type 1 error by dividing the significance alpha value by the number of pairwise comparisons in a dataset.
Consider comparing the students' test scores from three samples with unequal means.
Begin by stating the null hypotheses for each sample pair as follows.
Calculate the modified t-statistic and P-values for all pairs. Compare the P-values with an adjusted alpha, calculated as alpha value divided by the number of pairs, which is three, here.
The P-values of pairs 1 and 2, and 1 and 3 are less than the adjusted alpha value. We infer that these pairs have significantly different means and reject the null hypotheses for both.
The P-value of the pair 2 and 3 is greater than the adjusted alpha. We infer that the means of this pair aren't significantly different and fail to reject the null hypothesis.
We can conclude that sample 1 has a significantly different mean among the three samples in the dataset.
De Bonferroni-test is een statistische toets, vernoemd naar Carlo Emilio Bonferroni, een Italiaanse wiskundige die vooral bekend staat om zijn Bonferr…
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