A Visualization of Fisher’s Least Significant Difference Test

When a hypothesis of the equality of several means is tested by using ANOVA and it is rejected for a given level of significance, Least Significant Difference (LSD) test is most commonly applied to know which mean(s) is(are) significantly different from which. This procedure usually becomes lengthy....

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Main Authors: Sabra Sultana, Muhammad Mutahir Iqbal, Munir Akhtar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Johar Education Society 2013-05-01
Series:Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jespk.net/publications/107.pdf
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spelling doaj-99a395d1945441e589abcdefa090dc852020-11-24T21:37:22ZengJohar Education SocietyPakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences1997-85532013-05-0171100106A Visualization of Fisher’s Least Significant Difference TestSabra SultanaMuhammad Mutahir IqbalMunir AkhtarWhen a hypothesis of the equality of several means is tested by using ANOVA and it is rejected for a given level of significance, Least Significant Difference (LSD) test is most commonly applied to know which mean(s) is(are) significantly different from which. This procedure usually becomes lengthy. To overcome this situation, a new visualization of LSD test is proposed in this article. This graphical form provides a quicker and clearer picture of the least significant difference test. It is an objective approach when the difference between means is approximately equal to the LSD. Short listing of experimental treatments becomes quite easy by this visualization.http://www.jespk.net/publications/107.pdfVisualizationANOVAFisher’s least significant difference test
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author Sabra Sultana
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Munir Akhtar
A Visualization of Fisher’s Least Significant Difference Test
Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences
Visualization
ANOVA
Fisher’s least significant difference test
author_facet Sabra Sultana
Muhammad Mutahir Iqbal
Munir Akhtar
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title A Visualization of Fisher’s Least Significant Difference Test
title_short A Visualization of Fisher’s Least Significant Difference Test
title_full A Visualization of Fisher’s Least Significant Difference Test
title_fullStr A Visualization of Fisher’s Least Significant Difference Test
title_full_unstemmed A Visualization of Fisher’s Least Significant Difference Test
title_sort visualization of fisher’s least significant difference test
publisher Johar Education Society
series Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences
issn 1997-8553
publishDate 2013-05-01
description When a hypothesis of the equality of several means is tested by using ANOVA and it is rejected for a given level of significance, Least Significant Difference (LSD) test is most commonly applied to know which mean(s) is(are) significantly different from which. This procedure usually becomes lengthy. To overcome this situation, a new visualization of LSD test is proposed in this article. This graphical form provides a quicker and clearer picture of the least significant difference test. It is an objective approach when the difference between means is approximately equal to the LSD. Short listing of experimental treatments becomes quite easy by this visualization.
topic Visualization
ANOVA
Fisher’s least significant difference test
url http://www.jespk.net/publications/107.pdf
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