Multiple TestingMultiple ComparisonsMultiplicityPer Family Error RateFamilywise Error Ratecategories.socialScience
Published in Critical Metascience
Author Mark Rubin
During multiple testing, researchers often adjust their alpha level to control the familywise error rate for a statistical inference about a joint union alternative hypothesis (e.g., “ H1 or H2 ”). However, in some cases, they do not make this inference.