When we apply the Student-Newman-Keuls procedure, the difference between which pair of means is evaluated first?
A) The two largest means
B) The largest and the smallest mean
C) The means from the groups with the largest ns
D) The two smallest means

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The Student-Newman-Keuls procedure evaluates the first difference between the largest and smallest mean to determine if there is a significant difference. If there is, it then compares the difference between the next largest and smallest mean, and so on, until all pairwise comparisons have been made. This approach helps to control the overall Type I error rate of the multiple comparisons.

When We Apply the Student-Newman-Keuls Procedure, the Difference Between Which