All Pairwise Comparisons among Means: Recapitulation and Recommendations (3 of 3)

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If the null hypothesis were accepted for the two nonsignificant comparisons, you would conclude that:

1. µ₁ ≠ µ₃
   
2. µ₁ = µ₂ and
   
3. µ₂ = µ₃

which is clearly not possible. The proper conclusion is that either µ₁ ≠ µ₂, µ₂ ≠ µ₃ or neither µ₁ nor µ₃ is equal to μ₂. More data are needed to decide among these three alternatives.

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