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A note on analyzing ordered alternatives

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A general method of devising stepwise multiple testing procedures with fixed experimentwise error is applied to the problem of non-parametric randomized block design with ordered alternatives. In addition, the method is applied to other models with ordered alternatives.

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Marcus, R. A note on analyzing ordered alternatives. Psychometrika 43, 133–139 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02294102

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