Which of the following is NOT true of ANOVA?
A)The use of the word variance in the name "analysis of variance" is misleading.
B)The standard deviations are taken into consideration.
C)Fundamentally, ANOVA (analysis of variance)is an investigation of the differences between the group averages to determine whether sampling errors or true population differences explain their failure to be equal.
D)ANOVA is an analysis of the standard deviations of the groups.
E)When a researcher wants to compare the averages of several different groups, ANOVA should be used to accomplish such multiple comparisons.

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ANOVA is not an analysis of the standard deviations of the groups, but rather an analysis of the differences between the group means or averages. Option D is the only statement that does not accurately describe ANOVA.

Which of the Following Is NOT True of ANOVA