Hypothesis test

Dunn's Multiple Comparison Test

Dunn's test is a nonparametric post-hoc procedure introduced by Olive Jean Dunn in 1964 to identify which specific pairs of groups differ significantly after a Kruskal-Wallis test has returned a significant overall result. It compares groups pairwise using rank sums and applies a multiple-comparison correction — most commonly Bonferroni or Holm — to control the family-wise error rate.

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Sources

  1. Dunn, O.J. (1964). Multiple Comparisons Using Rank Sums. Technometrics, 6(3), 241–252. DOI: 10.1080/00401706.1964.10490181

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ScholarGateDunn Test (Dunn's Multiple Comparison Test). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/statistics/dunn-test