Which of the following is TRUE regarding ANOVA?
A) It enables the researcher to conclude that statistical differences are present, and it identifies where the differences are.
B) The independent variable must be metric data, and the dependent variable is nonmetric data.
C) Both the independent and dependent variables are nonmetric data.
D) The chi-square statistic is used to test for significant differences between groups.
E) While it enables the researcher to conclude that statistical differences are present somewhere between the group means, it does not identify where the differences are.

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ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) is used to compare the means of three or more samples to determine if at least one of the means is statistically different from the others. However, it does not specify which specific groups are different from each other; further post-hoc tests are required for that purpose.

Which of the Following Is TRUE Regarding ANOVA