In conducting a MANOVA on a cluster of five related variables, a researcher obtains an F value that is significant at the .01 level. What is the next step that should be taken in analyzing the data?
A) Reexamine the cluster to see if any variables should be removed.
B) Test for the equality of group dispersions.
C) Compute a mean vector score for each variable.
D) Conduct an ANOVA on each dependent variable in the cluster.

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When a MANOVA (Multivariate Analysis of Variance) yields a significant F value, indicating that there are overall differences among the groups on the combined dependent variables, the next step is often to conduct separate ANOVAs (Analysis of Variance) on each dependent variable. This helps to identify which specific variables are contributing to the significant multivariate effect observed in the MANOVA.

In Conducting a MANOVA on a Cluster of Five Related