post hoc comparisons

collocation in English

meaningsofpost,ad hocandcomparison

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post
noun
uk
/pəʊst/us
/poʊst/
mainly UK
letters, etc. that are delivered to homes or places ...
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ad-hoc
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌæd ˈhɒk/us
/ˌæd ˈhɑːk/
made or happening only for a particular purpose or need, not planned before ...
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comparison
noun[C or U]
uk
/kəmˈpær.ɪ.sən/us
/kəmˈper.ɪ.sən/
the act of comparing two or more people ...
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The results for all remaining pairwise post hoc comparisons can be summarized as follows.
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However, because there were only nine adolescents in this cell, the difference was not significant in post hoc comparisons.
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Nonetheless, post hoc comparisons showed a higher germination percentage in seeds dispersed by hare than in those dispersed by mara.
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Because of significant results for the main effect error type, post hoc comparisons were made across the four error types identified in the data.
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Results of these post hoc comparisons paralleled those of the original planned comparisons.
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Horizontal bars on the top indicate the grouping of species based on post hoc comparisons of mean heights (see text for details).
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However, post hoc comparisons did not reveal any statistically significant within group differences for region or emotion.
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To some extent, this interpretation is supported by simple effects analysis and post hoc comparisons.
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To have a better understanding of the between-group differences, post hoc comparisons were calculated.
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Bonferroni alpha corrections were performed on each set of post hoc comparisons.
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Post hoc comparisons and cluster analysis indicated the presence of discrete calling height layers corresponding to the canopy, understorey, herb and ground layer.
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Sidak post hoc comparisons of group means at risk level 1 revealed no pairwise differences between attachment groups at risk level 1, however.
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Tukey's tests were employed for post hoc comparisons.
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