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ghlt different results for different hypotheses?

Greg Snow 
The more comparisons/tests that you do the more opportunities you have
of getting a type I error.  The multiple comparisons procedures adjust
for the number of comparisons so that the overall probability of
making at least 1 type I error is fixed.  So the more comparisons the
more adjustment needs to be made.

Think of this simple example.  You are playing a game where you are
trying to throw a wadded up piece of paper into a basket, you win if
you get it in at least once.  What are your chances of winning if you
get 10 tries compared to if you get 20 tries (from the same spot)?  If
you want the same chance of winning with 20 tries as you had for 10
tries (or 1 try), then you need to move further away or some other
penalty.

So with glht there is a bigger penalty when you do more comparisons
since there are more opportunities of making a type I error.
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 3:25 AM, m.fenati at libero.it <m.fenati at libero.it> wrote:

  
    

      
      
    

  


  


  


  
  

    

  

    
      
    
    
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        m.fenati at libero.it
        
        ghlt different results for different hypotheses?
      
      Feb 9
    
    
      
            
        Greg Snow
        
        ghlt different results for different hypotheses?
      
      Feb 10