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Kruskal-Wallis returns only one significant group (out of 4 groups), when significant group is removed and test redone, another group is significant?

I am comparing 4 groups of samples using SPSS. The groups are 4 bathymetry groups (>0m, >-1m, >-2m, >-3m). Within each group are a number of samples n. Each sample has a recorded seagrass ...
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Multiplicity correction after performing non-parametric tests

This is a theoretical question. I am wondering if multiplicity correction is applicable in the case of non-parametric tests. I have performed some Mann-Whitney U rank test on two independent samples ...
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Multiple comparisons between two groups (non-parametric)

Update Added more details about the Experimental setup. My experiment comprised two groups, control (N=25) and experimental (N=26). Each participant belonged to one group. Their performance has been ...
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multiple comparison for discrete nonparametric distributions

I have $N=24$ controls and $M=10$ patients. ($M$ can be $20$ later.) Each subject has one $3D$ image, each element of the image is a discrete value (integer) ranging from $0$ to $4$ $[0,1,2,3,4]$. It'...
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Differences between Dwass-Steel-Critchlow-Fligner and Mann-Whitney U-test for a post-hoc pairwise analysis

If you have one control and four groups of patients with a non-normal small sample size, there are differences in these tests for a post-hoc analysis after Kruskal-Wallis?
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